CVE-2023-31477 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting GL.iNet devices running firmware versions prior to 3.216. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to share arbitrary system directories, such as /tmp or /etc, via the file sharing feature due to a lack of server-side restrictions on the shared path. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a significant risk. It can be exploited remotely over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact by allowing access to sensitive system files. There is no integrity or availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, which is typical for the vast majority of vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.216CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gl-inet:gl-s20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.216CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gl-inet:gl-x3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.216CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gl-inet:gl-mt3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.216CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gl-inet:gl-mt2500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.216CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gl-inet:gl-mt2500a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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.