Administrator code execution via unsigned firmware update
Published Oct 25, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025
Insufficient firmware authenticity verification in Robustel R1510 3.1.16 and 3.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to install arbitrary firmware. The /ajax/system_upgrade_start/ endpoint passes the pathname set by /action/import_firmware to sysupgrade, which accepts the image without checking a signature. Administrator access is required, and a successful update can replace device firmware, enabling code execution and loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Summary
What happened
Insufficient firmware authenticity verification in Robustel R1510 3.1.16 and 3.3.0 allows remote authenticated users to install arbitrary firmware. The /ajax/system_upgrade_start/ endpoint passes the pathname set by /action/import_firmware to sysupgrade, which accepts the image without checking a signature. Administrator access is required, and a successful update can replace device firmware, enabling code execution and loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-34845
- Published
- Oct 25, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Vendor
- Robustel
- Product
- R1510
- Classifications
- CWE-345, T1601.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 25, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.1.16
- Affected versionversion=3.3.0
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Public exploit references
- Cisco Talos sysupgrade request sequenceproof of concept · demonstrated
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