CVE-2023-31740
There is a command injection vulnerability in the Linksys E2000 router with firmware version 1.0...
There is a command injection vulnerability in the Linksys E2000 router with firmware version 1.0.06. If an attacker gains web management privileges, they can inject commands into the post request parameters WL_atten_bb, WL_atten_radio, and WL_atten_ctl in the apply.cgi interface, thereby gaining shell privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is a command injection vulnerability in the Linksys E2000 router with firmware version 1.0.06. If an attacker gains web management privileges, they can inject commands into the post request parameters WL_atten_bb, WL_atten_radio, and WL_atten_ctl in the apply.cgi interface, thereby gaining shell privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-31740- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
There is a command injection vulnerability in the Linksys E2000 router with firmware version 1.0.06. If an attacker gains web management privileges, they can inject commands into the post request parameters WL_atten_bb, WL_atten_radio, and WL_atten_ctl in the apply.cgi interface, thereby gaining shell privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-31740- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-36031
There is a command injection vulnerability in the Linksys E2000 router with firmware version 1.0.06. If an attacker gains web management privileges, they can inject commands into the post request parameters WL_atten_bb, WL_atten_radio, and WL_atten_ctl in the apply.cgi interface, thereby gaining shell privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2023-36031- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-crx4-hwqf-949w
There is a command injection vulnerability in the Linksys E2000 router with firmware version 1.0...
There is a command injection vulnerability in the Linksys E2000 router with firmware version 1.0.06. If an attacker gains web management privileges, they can inject commands into the post request parameters WL_atten_bb, WL_atten_radio, and WL_atten_ctl in the apply.cgi interface, thereby gaining shell privileges.
- Record
GHSA-crx4-hwqf-949w- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-31740 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Linksys E2000 Firmware, published May 23, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.37%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.