Authentication bypass via CGI stack overflow
Published Oct 19, 2023 · Updated Jan 16, 2025
Stack-based buffer overflow in affected Weintek cMT HMI firmware allows remote attackers to bypass login authentication via command_wb.cgi. The CNA identifies command_wb.cgi as the affected locus but does not disclose the request parameter or exact unsafe memory operation. Reachability requires network access to the device web server; successful exploitation hijacks control flow and removes the login gate.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in affected Weintek cMT HMI firmware allows remote attackers to bypass login authentication via command_wb.cgi. The CNA identifies command_wb.cgi as the affected locus but does not disclose the request parameter or exact unsafe memory operation. Reachability requires network access to the device web server; successful exploitation hijacks control flow and removes the login gate.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-38584
- Published
- Oct 19, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 16, 2025
- Vendor
- Weintek
- Product
- cMT-HDM
- Classifications
- CWE-121, T0866
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=20210204
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