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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-16957 · published 27 November 2017

CVE-2017-16957: Tp-link tl-wvr300 firmware os command injection vulnerability

Tp Link · Tl Wvr300 Firmware

TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the iface field of an admin/diagnostic command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the zone_get_effect_devices function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/diagnostic.lua in uhttpd.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 5.6% · top 7.3% CWE-78 · OS command injection
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 9.0
5.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
53Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

TP-Link TL-WVR, TL-WAR, TL-ER, and TL-R devices allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the iface field of an admin/diagnostic command to cgi-bin/luci, related to the zone_get_effect_devices function in /usr/lib/lua/luci/controller/admin/diagnostic.lua in uhttpd.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

53 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101968 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkDiagnosticAuthenticatedRCE.txt ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101968 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/coincoin7/Wireless-Router-Vulnerability/blob/master/TplinkDiagnosticAuthenticatedRCE.txt ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-16957), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.