Unauthenticated command execution via unsanitized VPN process ID
Published May 13, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
OS command injection in TOTOLINK X5000R firmware 9.1.0cu.2350_B20230313 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. disconnectVPN reads the pid request value, interpolates it unquoted into a kill command with snprintf, and sends the result to CsteSystem; a semicolon introduces another shell command. Exploitation requires network adjacency but no authentication or user interaction, and successful input executes attacker-chosen commands on the router.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in TOTOLINK X5000R firmware 9.1.0cu.2350_B20230313 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. disconnectVPN reads the pid request value, interpolates it unquoted into a kill command with snprintf, and sends the result to CsteSystem; a semicolon introduces another shell command. Exploitation requires network adjacency but no authentication or user interaction, and successful input executes attacker-chosen commands on the router.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-34921
- Published
- May 13, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- TOTOLINK
- Product
- TOTOLINK X5000R Firmware
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=9.1.0cu.2350_b20230313
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- TOTOLINK X5000R disconnectVPN command-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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