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TI-2017-12998 Aliases CVE-2017-17757GHSA-2j5q-8vp4-fjw9

TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02741 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 30

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr450l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr450l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr458l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr458l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr900l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr900l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1200l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr1200l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1300l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr1300l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr450l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr450l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr458l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr458l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr900l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr900l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1200l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr1200l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1300l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr1300l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
Show 20 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1750l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr1750l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr2600l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr2600l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr4300l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr4300l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war450l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war450l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war458l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war458l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war900l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war900l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war1200l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war1200l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war1300l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war1300l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war1750l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war1750l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war2600l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war2600l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr1750l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr1750l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr2600l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr2600l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wvr4300l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wvr4300l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war450l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war450l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war458l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war458l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war900l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war900l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war1200l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war1200l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war1300l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war1300l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war1750l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war1750l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-war2600l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-war2600l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17757
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2j5q-8vp4-fjw9

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2017-12489 TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-12999 TP-Link TL-WVR and TL-WAR devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-12492 TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-12490 TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-12491 The locale feature in cgi-bin/luci on TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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