CVE-2023-49257

An authenticated user is able to upload an arbitrary CGI-compatible file using the certificate upload utility and execute it with the root user privileges.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/	Third Party Advisory
https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/	Third Party Advisory
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/	Third Party Advisory
https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:hongdian:h8951-4g-esp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:hongdian:h8951-4g-esp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Mar 2025, 18:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-434~~

21 Nov 2024, 08:33

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/ - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/ - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/ - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/ - Third Party Advisory

10 Oct 2024, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-434

18 Jan 2024, 21:13

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-12 15:15

Updated : 2025-06-11 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-49257

Mitre link : CVE-2023-49257

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-49257

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hongdian

h8951-4g-esp_firmware
h8951-4g-esp

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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