CVE-2023-28381 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the admin.cgi MVPN_trial_init functionality of peplink Surf SOHO HW1 v6.3.5 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to command execution. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Peplink	Surf Soho Surf Soho Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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cpe:2.3:h:peplink:surf_soho:hw1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1779
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1779

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1779

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2023-10-11T15:16:57.415Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:15:50.371Z

Reserved: 2023-06-14T20:05:43.486Z

Link: CVE-2023-28381

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:38:24.986Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-11T16:15:12.827

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:25.827

Link: CVE-2023-28381

Redhat

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