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CVE-2023-31472

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-05-09
  • Fixed in3.216
  • WeaknessCWE-770

Am I affected?

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Description

An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before 3.216. There is an arbitrary file write in which an empty file can be created anywhere on the filesystem. This is caused by a command injection vulnerability with a filter applied.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-05-0918:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Gl-inet gl-a1300 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.216< 3.2163.216
Gl-inet gl-ap1300 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.216< 3.2163.216
Gl-inet gl-ap1300lte firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.216< 3.2163.216

29 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Gl-inet gl-a1300 firmware to 3.216

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2023-05-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2j86-h6vf-9889

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-31472?

An issue was discovered on GL.iNet devices before 3.216. There is an arbitrary file write in which an empty file can be created anywhere on the filesystem. This is caused by a command injection vulnerability with a filter applied.

Is CVE-2023-31472 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-31472, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-31472?

CVE-2023-31472 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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