Privilege Escalation in Boa Product by MediaTek
CVE-2021-31577

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
En7528, En7580
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 February 2023

What is CVE-2021-31577?

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the Boa web server used by MediaTek. This issue arises from a missing permission check that allows a proximal attacker to escalate privileges without needing any additional execution rights. The vulnerability is particularly concerning as it doesn't require user interaction for successful exploitation, thus enabling remote attacks more easily. Users of affected versions should apply the patch provided by MediaTek to safeguard against potential unauthorized access.

Affected Version(s)

EN7528, EN7580 Linux SDK versions less than TLM7.3.275.0-64

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-acknowledgements

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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