CVE-2023-49230
Description
A missing authorization check in Peplink Balance Two captive portals before 8.4.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to modify portal configurations.
AI Insight
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A missing authorization check in Peplink Balance Two captive portals before 8.4.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to modify portal configurations.
Vulnerability
The vulnerability resides in the captive portal functionality of Peplink Balance Two devices running versions prior to 8.4.0. A missing authorization check allows any network-accessible attacker to modify captive portal configurations without authentication.
Exploitation
An attacker with network access to the captive portal interface can send crafted requests to modify portal settings. No prior authentication or user interaction is required. The exact steps are not detailed in the available references, but the missing check enables direct manipulation of configuration parameters.
Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to alter captive portal configurations, potentially redirecting users to malicious sites, capturing credentials, or disrupting network access. The attacker gains the ability to modify portal behavior without any privileges.
Mitigation
Peplink released version 8.4.0 to address this issue. Users should upgrade to 8.4.0 or later. No workarounds are documented in the available references.
AI Insight generated on May 27, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
2- Peplink/Balance Twodescription
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
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