CVE-2023-45744 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A data integrity vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/upload_config.cgi functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to configuration modification. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Peplink	Smart Reader Smart Reader Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:peplink:smart_reader_firmware:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:peplink:smart_reader:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://forum.peplink.com/t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240828-0006/
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1866

History

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Peplink Peplink smart Reader Peplink smart Reader Firmware
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:h:peplink:smart_reader:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:peplink:smart_reader_firmware:1.2.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Peplink Peplink smart Reader Peplink smart Reader Firmware

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240828-0006/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2024-04-17T12:55:48.462Z

Updated: 2024-08-28T15:02:45.372Z

Reserved: 2023-11-22T15:48:03.435Z

Link: CVE-2023-45744

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-28T15:02:45.372Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-17T13:15:07.827

Modified: 2025-08-21T18:01:52.317

Link: CVE-2023-45744

Redhat

No data.

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