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CVE-2023-45744

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-45744 is a high-severity data integrity vulnerability affecting Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0, specifically within its web interface's /cgi-bin/upload_config.cgi functionality. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw via a specially crafted HTTP request to modify device configurations. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploits or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:peplink:smart_reader_firmware:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.3HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0131 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20240828-0006
Third Party Advisory
talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1866
forum.peplink.com / t/peplink-security-advisory-smart-reader-firmware-1-2-0-cve-2023-43491-cve-2023-45209-cve-2023-39367-cve-2023-45744-cve-2023-40146/47256
Vendor Advisory
talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1866
ExploitThird Party Advisory