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CVE-2017-16960: OS Command Injection

First published: Mon Nov 27 2017(Updated: )

TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the t_bindif field of an admin/interface command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/interface.lua in uhttpd.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
TP-Link TL-ER5510G Firmware=v2
TP-Link TL-ER5510G Firmware=v3
TP-Link TL-ER5520G Firmware=v2
TP-Link TL-ER5520G Firmware=v3
TP-Link TL-ER6120G Firmware=v2
TP-Link TL-ER6520G Firmware=v2
TP-Link TL-ER6520G Firmware=v3
TP-Link TL-R4239G Firmware=v2
Tp-link R4299g Firmware=v2
TP-LINK R473=v5
TP-Link TL-R478 Firmware=v6
TP-Link TL-R478+=v7
TP-Link TL-R478G+=v3
TP-Link TL-R483 Firmware=v5
Tp-link R483g Firmware=v2
TP-Link TL-R488 Firmware=v5
TP-Link TL-WVR300 Firmware=v4
TP-Link WVR302=v2
TP-Link TL-WVR450G Firmware=v5
TP-Link WVR900G=v3
Tp-link Wvr450l Firmware
TP-Link WVR450
Tp-link Wvr450l Firmware
TP-Link WVR450L
TP-Link TL-WVR458L Firmware
TP-Link TL-WVR458L Firmware
TP-Link TL-WVR458L
TP-Link TL-WVR458L Firmware
TP-Link TL-WVR458P Firmware
TP-Link TL-WVR458P Firmware
TP-Link WVR900L Firmware
TP-Link WVR900L Firmware
TP-Link TL-WVR1200L
TP-Link TL-WVR1200L Firmware
TP-Link WVR1300L Firmware
TP-Link WVR1300L
TP-Link TL-WVR1300G
TP-Link WVR1300G
TP-Link TL-WVR1750L Firmware
TP-Link WVR1750L
Tp-link Wvr2600l Firmware
TP-Link WVR2600L
TP-Link WVR4300L Firmware
TP-Link WVR4300L Firmware
TP-Link WAR302
TP-Link WAR302
TP-Link TL-WAR450
TP-Link WAR450
TP-Link WR450L Firmware
TP-Link TL-WAR450L Firmware
TP-Link WAR458L
TP-Link WAR458
TP-Link WAR458L Firmware
TP-Link WAR458L
TP-Link WDR900L Firmware
TP-Link WAR900L
TP-Link TL-WAR1200L Firmware
TP-Link TL-WAR1200L Firmware
TP-Link WAR1300L Firmware
TP-Link WAR1300L
TP-Link WAR1750L Firmware
TP-Link WAR1750L Firmware
Tp-link War2600l Firmware
TP-Link Archer WAR2600L
TP-Link TL-ER3210G
TP-Link TL-ER3210G Firmware
TP-Link TL-ER3220G Firmware
TP-Link TL-ER3220G Firmware
TP-Link ER5110G Firmware
TP-Link ER5110G Firmware
TP-Link TL-ER5120G
TP-Link TL-ER5120G Firmware
TP-Link TL-ER6110G Firmware
TP-Link TL-ER6110G Firmware
TP-Link TL-ER6220G
TP-Link TL-ER6220G
TP-Link TL-ER6510G
Tp-link Tl-er6510g Firmware
TP-Link TL-ER7520G Firmware
TP-Link TL-ER7520G Firmware
TP-Link R473G Firmware
TP-LINK R473
TP-Link TL-R473P-AC
TP-Link R473P-AC
TP-Link TL-R473G Firmware
TP-Link TL-R473GP-AC Firmware
TP-Link R478+
TP-Link TL-R478G Firmware
TP-Link TL-R479P-AC
TP-Link TL-R479P-AC Firmware
TP-Link TL-R479GP-AC Firmware
TP-Link TL-R479GP-AC Firmware
TP-Link TL-R479GP-AC Firmware
TP-Link TL-R479GPE-AC Firmware
TP-Link TL-R4149G
TP-Link R4149G

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2017-16960 vulnerability?

    TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the t_bindif field of an admin/interface command to cgi-bin/luci.

  • How severe is CVE-2017-16960 vulnerability?

    The severity of CVE-2017-16960 vulnerability is critical with a CVSS score of 8.8.

  • Which TP-Link devices are affected by CVE-2017-16960?

    Devices such as TP-Link TL-ER5510G, TL-ER5520G, TL-ER6120G, TL-R4239G, TL-R4299G, and others are affected by CVE-2017-16960 vulnerability.

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