CVE-2023-52162 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Mercusys MW325R EU V3 (Firmware MW325R(EU)_V3_1.11.0 Build 221019) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Exploiting the vulnerability requires authentication.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00209.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Mercusys	Mw325r Eu V3

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-56835	Mercusys MW325R EU V3 (Firmware MW325R(EU)_V3_1.11.0 Build 221019) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Exploiting the vulnerability requires authentication.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://k4m1ll0.com/cve-2023-52162.html
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/mercusys-mw325r-reverse-engineering-part-3-authenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2023-52162

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00545}`	epss `{'score': 0.00209}`

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Mercusys Mercusys mw325r Eu V3
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:mercusys:mw325r_eu_v3:1.11.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Mercusys Mercusys mw325r Eu V3
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/mercusys-mw325r-reverse-engineering-part-3-authenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2023-52162

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-06-03T19:14:19.861Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T15:46:59.336Z

Reserved: 2023-12-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-52162

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-19T07:47:50.563Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-03T20:15:08.920

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:39:18.893

Link: CVE-2023-52162

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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