CVE-2017-16960

high

Description

TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the t_bindif field of an admin/interface command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/interface.lua in uhttpd.

References

https://github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkInterfaceAuthenticatedRCE.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-11-27

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H