Arbitrary code execution in Linksys WUMC710

CVE-2022-43971

What is CVE-2022-43971?

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability is present in the Linksys WUMC710 Wireless-AC Universal Media Connector, specifically in the do_setNTP function of the httpd binary. This vulnerability arises from the use of unvalidated user input for assembling a system command. An attacker with authenticated administrator access can exploit this weakness by sending a malicious GET or POST request to /setNTP.cgi, allowing the execution of arbitrary commands on the device's underlying Linux operating system with root privileges.

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