VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2023· Updated Apr 9, 2025

Arbitrary code execution in Linksys WRT54GL

CVE-2022-43973

Description

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exisits in Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router with firmware <= 4.30.18.006. The Check_TSSI function within the httpd binary uses unvalidated user input in the construction of a system command. An authenticated attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this vulnerability over the network via a malicious POST request to /apply.cgi to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system as root.

Affected products

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  • Linksys/Wrt54glllm-fuzzy
    Range: <=4.30.18.006
  • Linksys/WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Routerv5
    Range: Firmware

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