CVE-2023-45744

A data integrity vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/upload_config.cgi...

8.3 High

A data integrity vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/upload_config.cgi functionality of Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU). A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to configuration modification. An attacker can make an unauthenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.31%Up 1.3 points since Apr 18, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.3

Record: CVE-2023-45744
CVSS 3.1: 8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-50033 8.3

Record: EUVD-2023-50033
CVSS 3.1: 8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rch5-h93g-8v3q 8.3

A data integrity vulnerability exists in the web interface /cgi-bin/upload_config.cgi...

Record: GHSA-rch5-h93g-8v3q
CVSS 3.1: 8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.3

Record: CVE-2023-45744
CVSS 3.1: 8.3 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-45744 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Peplink Smart Reader, published April 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.31%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.