CVE-2022-45717
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 · uneditedIP-COM M50 V15.11.0.33(10768) was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the usbPartitionName parameter in the formSetUSBPartitionUmount function. This vulnerability is exploited via a crafted GET request.
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 confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in IP-COM M50 router firmware V15.11.0.33 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the usbPartitionName parameter in the formSetUSBPartitionUmount function through crafted GET requests.
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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= 15.11.0.33CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify firmware versionAccess the router's web management interface and navigate to System Status or Firmware Upgrade page to view the current firmware version. Alternatively, check via CLI using 'cat /proc/version' or 'ver' command if SSH/telnet access is available.Affected if The installed firmware version is exactly 15.11.0.33
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Verify web management interface is exposedAttempt to access the router's HTTP/HTTPS management interface from the network. Check if ports 80 or 443 are listening on the router's WAN IP address using 'netstat -an | grep -E ':(80|443)\s' or similar network scanning tools.Affected if The web management interface is accessible from an untrusted network (not just LAN)
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Confirm USB feature is presentLog into the router's web interface and look for USB-related settings under USB Settings, Storage, or Network Sharing sections. Check if USB storage options are configurable.Affected if USB storage or partitioning features are available and the device has USB ports configured
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Check for the vulnerable formSetUSBPartitionUmount functionIf you have access to the firmware binary or can extract it, search for the string 'formSetUSBPartitionUmount' within the web server binary (typically httpd or lighttpd) using binwalk or strings analysis.Affected if The function formSetUSBPartitionUmount exists in the router's firmware binary
The device is affected if it is an IP-COM M50 router running firmware version 15.11.0.33 with the web management interface accessible and USB storage features enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict access to the router's web management interface to trusted networks only using firewall rules; implement intrusion detection to monitor for exploitation attempts; apply vendor firmware updates when released.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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