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An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before 3.216

Published May 11, 2023

Description

An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before 3.216. There is an arbitrary file write in which an empty file can be created anywhere on the filesystem. This is caused by a command injection vulnerability with a filter applied. Through the software installation feature, it is possible to inject arbitrary parameters in a request to cause opkg to read an arbitrary file name while using root privileges. The -f option can be used with a configuration file.

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Remediation

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References (2)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 11, 2023
Updated Jan 27, 2025
Reserved Apr 28, 2023
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jan 27, 2025
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a