CVE-2017-17757
TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands...
TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the interface field of an admin/wportal command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/wportal.lua in uhttpd.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the interface field of an admin/wportal command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/wportal.lua in uhttpd.
- Record
CVE-2017-17757- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the interface field of an admin/wportal command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/wportal.lua in uhttpd.
- Record
CVE-2017-17757- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-8909 No score
TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the interface field of an admin/wportal command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/wportal.lua in uhttpd.
- Record
EUVD-2017-8909- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2j5q-8vp4-fjw9
TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands...
TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the interface field of an admin/wportal command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the get_device_byif function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/wportal.lua in uhttpd.
- Record
GHSA-2j5q-8vp4-fjw9- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- tp-link tl-war1200l firmware
- tp-link tl-war1300l firmware
- tp-link tl-war1750l firmware
- tp-link tl-war2600l firmware
- tp-link tl-war450l firmware
- tp-link tl-war458l firmware
- tp-link tl-war900l firmware
- tp-link tl-wvr1200l firmware
- tp-link tl-wvr1300l firmware
- tp-link tl-wvr1750l firmware
- tp-link tl-wvr2600l firmware
- tp-link tl-wvr4300l firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-17757 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Tp-link Tl-war1200l Firmware, published December 19, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.74%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.