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CVE-2023-46453

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Description

Certain GL.iNet devices with 4.x firmware allow authentication bypass (resulting in administrative control of the device) via a username that is both a valid SQL statement and a valid regular expression. For example, this affects version 4.3.7 on GL-MT3000 GL-AR300M GL-B1300 GL-AX1800 GL-AR750S GL-MT2500 GL-AXT1800 GL-X3000 and GL-SFT1200.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-08 07:16:27.850000
Last modified
2026-10-28 19:10:00.193000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2023-46453",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-08T07:16:27.850",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-28T19:10:00.193",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Certain GL.iNet devices with 4.x firmware allow authentication bypass (resulting in administrative control of the device) via a username that is both a valid SQL statement and a valid regular expression. For example, this affects version 4.3.7 on GL-MT3000 GL-AR300M GL-B1300 GL-AX1800 GL-AR750S GL-MT2500 GL-AXT1800 GL-X3000 and GL-SFT1200."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Ciertos dispositivos GL.iNet con firmware 4.x permiten la omisión de autenticación (lo que resulta en el control administrativo del dispositivo) a través de un nombre de usuario que es tanto una declaración SQL válida como una expresión regular válida. Por ejemplo, esto afecta a la versión 4.3.7 en GL-MT3000 GL-AR300M GL-B1300 GL-AX1800 GL-AR750S GL-MT2500 GL-AXT1800 GL-X3000 y GL-SFT1200."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "n/a",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 9.8,
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
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        }
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      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-89"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51865",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51865",
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}