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Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVE-2023-32621

High
7.2/10

Summary

WL-WN531AX2 firmware versions prior to 2023526 allows an attacker with an administrative privilege to upload arbitrary files and execute OS commands with the root privilege.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with dangerous type

'Unrestricted file upload with dangerous type' attacks involve an attacker uploading or transferring files of dangerous types to the server. The severity of such an attack depends upon the execution mechanism and the storage location of the uploaded file. Thus, it may range from simple defacement to arbitrary file execution, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

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