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M50 FirmwareOperating system · Ip Com

CVE-2022-45710

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-12-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
IP-COM M50 V15.11.0.33(10768) was discovered to contain multiple buffer overflows via the pEnable, pLevel, and pModule parameters in the formSetDebugCfg function.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the formSetDebugCfg function of IP-COM M50 router firmware allow remote attackers to overflow pEnable, pLevel, and pModule parameters, potentially enabling remote code execution.

MitigationApply vendor firmware patch if available; otherwise restrict management interface access to trusted networks or disable debug functionality to reduce attack surface.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
M50 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 15.11.0.33

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device model
    Access the router web management interface or check the device label to confirm the model is IP-COM M50
    Affected if The device is not an IP-COM M50 router (not affected)
  2. Check the firmware version
    Log into the router web interface and navigate to the System or Status section to view the firmware version, or use the command line if accessible
    Affected if The firmware version is exactly 15.11.0.33 (vulnerable)
  3. Determine if the web management interface is accessible
    Attempt to access the router login page via HTTP/HTTPS from the network
    Affected if The management interface is exposed to untrusted networks (potential attack vector)
  4. Check if debug functionality is enabled
    Look for debug or diagnostic features in the router web interface settings, or inspect HTTP requests for formSetDebugCfg endpoint
    Affected if Debug functionality is enabled and accessible (vulnerable configuration)

You are affected if you have an IP-COM M50 router running firmware version 15.11.0.33 with the web management interface and debug features accessible to network attackers.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor firmware patch if available; otherwise restrict management interface access to trusted networks or disable debug functionality to reduce attack surface.

Fix this in M50 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,770
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