OS Command Injection Vulnerability in Linksys Routers

CVE-2013-3307

What is CVE-2013-3307?

Certain Linksys routers, specifically the E1000, E1200, and E3200 models, are susceptible to an OS command injection vulnerability that allows unauthorized command execution through the manipulation of the 'ping_ip' parameter in the apply.cgi script. This can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the router, potentially compromising the device's integrity and the network it serves. Effective mitigation strategies, including firmware updates and configuration changes, are essential to safeguarding against this vulnerability.

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