CVE-2023-1389

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  3. CVE-2023-1389
TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) firmware versions before 1.1.4 Build 20230219 contained a command injection vulnerability in the country form of the /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale endpoint on the web management interface. Specifically, the country parameter of the write operation was not sanitized before being used in a call to popen(), allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands, which would be run as root, with a simple POST request.

8.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1389
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_ax21:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

22 Oct 2025, 00:18

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1389 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:19

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References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1389', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:19

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1389 -

21 Nov 2024, 07:39

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

27 Jun 2024, 19:30

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html - () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

11 Aug 2023, 15:15

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References
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174131/TP-Link-Archer-AX21-Command-Injection.html -

21 Mar 2023, 19:31

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CWE CWE-77
References (MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11 - (MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-11 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_ax21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_ax21:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8

15 Mar 2023, 23:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-03-15 23:15

Updated : 2025-10-22 00:18

NVD link : CVE-2023-1389

Mitre link : CVE-2023-1389

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1389

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Products Affected

tp-link

  • archer_ax21_firmware
  • archer_ax21
CWE
CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')