critical
9
CWE
710
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-33528: WEIDMUELLER: WLAN devices affected by privilege escalation vulnerability

First published: Fri Jun 25 2021(Updated: )

In Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices in multiple versions an exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the iw_console functionality. A specially crafted menu selection string can cause an escape from the restricted console, resulting in system access as the root user. An attacker can send commands while authenticated as a low privilege user to trigger this vulnerability.

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Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Weidmueller Ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-eu Firmware<=1.16.18
Weidmueller Ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-eu
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-eu Firmware<=1.16.18
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-eu
Weidmueller Ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-us Firmware<=1.16.18
Weidmueller Ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-us
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-us Firmware<=1.16.18
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-us
Weidmueller Ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-eu Firmware<=1.16.18
Weidmueller Ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-eu
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-eu Firmware<=1.16.18
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-eu
Weidmueller Ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-us Firmware<=1.16.18
Weidmueller Ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-us
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-us Firmware<=1.16.18
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-us
Weidmueller Ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-eu Firmware<=1.11.10
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-eu Firmware<=1.11.10
Weidmueller Ie-wl-bl-ap-cl-us Firmware<=1.11.10
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-bl-ap-cl-us Firmware<=1.11.10
Weidmueller Ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-eu Firmware<=1.11.10
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-eu Firmware<=1.11.10
Weidmueller Ie-wl-vl-ap-br-cl-us Firmware<=1.11.10
Weidmueller Ie-wlt-vl-ap-br-cl-us Firmware<=1.11.10

Remedy

For IE-WL(T)-BL-AP-CL-XX versions V1.16.21 (Build 21010513) and greater are fixed. For IE-WL(T)-VL-AP-CL-XX versions V1.11.13 (Build 21010513) and greater are fixed.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2021-33528?

    CVE-2021-33528 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2021-33528?

    The severity of CVE-2021-33528 is critical with a CVSS score of 8.8.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-33528?

    An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-33528 by using a specially crafted menu selection string to escape from the restricted console and gain system access as the root user.

  • Which versions of Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices are affected by CVE-2021-33528?

    Multiple versions of Weidmueller Industrial WLAN devices are affected by CVE-2021-33528, including firmware versions up to and including 1.16.18 for various models.

  • Is there a fix available for CVE-2021-33528?

    To mitigate the vulnerability, it is recommended to update the affected devices to a patched version of the firmware provided by Weidmueller.

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