CVE-2017-13713 is a critical vulnerability affecting T&W WIFI Repeater BE126 devices, allowing remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'user' parameter within the cgi-bin/webupg interface. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires only low privileges, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for active exploitation. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:twsz:wifi_repeater_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.