CVE-2017-16957

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 iface field of an admin/diagnostic command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the zone_get_effect_devices function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/diagnostic.lua in uhttpd.

• CWE-78

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101968Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkDiagnosticAuthenticatedRCE.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101968Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkDiagnosticAuthenticatedRCE.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Nov 27, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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