Gl Axt1800 Firmware
CVE-2023-50445
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. |
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Shell Injection vulnerability GL.iNet A1300 v4.4.6, AX1800 v4.4.6, AXT1800 v4.4.6, MT3000 v4.4.6, MT2500 v4.4.6, MT6000 v4.5.0, MT1300 v4.3.7, MT300N-V2 v4.3.7, AR750S v4.3.7, AR750 v4.3.7, AR300M. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. Shell Injection vulnerability GL.iNet A1300 v4.4.6, AX1800 v4.4.6, AXT1800 v4.4.6, MT3000 v4.4.6, MT2500 v4.4.6, MT6000 v4.5.0, MT1300 v4.3.7, MT300N-V2 v4.3.7, AR750S v4.3.7, AR750 v4.3.7, AR300M v4.3.7, and B1300 v4.3.7., allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the get_system_log and get_crash_log functions of the logread module, as well as the upgrade_online function of the upgrade module. Affected products include: Gl-Inet Gl-Mt1300 Firmware, Gl-Inet Gl-Mt300N-V2 Firmware, Gl-Inet Gl-Ar750S Firmware, Gl-Inet Gl-Ar750 Firmware, Gl-Inet Gl-Ar300M Firmware.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Shell Injection vulnerability GL.iNet A1300 v4.4.6, AX1800 v4.4.6, AXT1800 v4.4.6, MT3000 v4.4.6, MT2500 v4.4.6, MT6000 v4.5.0, MT1300 v4.3.7, MT300N-V2 v4.3.7, AR750S v4.3.7, AR750 v4.3.7, AR300M v4.3.7, and B1300 v4.3.7., allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via the get_system_log and get_crash_log functions of the logread module, as well as the upgrade_online function of the upgrade module.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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