M50 FirmwareOperating system · Ip Com

CVE-2022-45717

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 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 confidence

Command 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.

MitigationRestrict 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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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

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  1. Identify firmware version
    Access 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
  2. Verify web management interface is exposed
    Attempt 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)
  3. Confirm USB feature is present
    Log 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
  4. Check for the vulnerable formSetUSBPartitionUmount function
    If 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.

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

Restrict 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.

Fix this in M50 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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