CVE-2023-49254 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Authenticated user can execute arbitrary commands in the context of the root user by providing payload in the "destination" field of the network test tools. This is similar to the vulnerability CVE-2021-28151 mitigated on the user interface level by blacklisting characters with JavaScript, however, it can still be exploited by sending POST requests directly.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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.

The EPSS score is 0.001.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Hongdian	H8951-4g-esp H8951-4g-esp Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:hongdian:h8951-4g-esp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:hongdian:h8951-4g-esp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-53256	Authenticated user can execute arbitrary commands in the context of the root user by providing payload in the "destination" field of the network test tools. This is similar to the vulnerability CVE-2021-28151 mitigated on the user interface level by blacklisting characters with JavaScript, however, it can still be exploited by sending POST requests directly.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/
https://cert.pl/posts/2024/01/CVE-2023-49253/

History

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CERT-PL

Published: 2024-01-12T14:23:41.508Z

Updated: 2025-06-20T16:40:13.313Z

Reserved: 2023-11-24T11:53:46.294Z

Link: CVE-2023-49254

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:53:44.880Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-12T15:15:09.017

Modified: 2025-06-20T17:15:32.833

Link: CVE-2023-49254

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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