CVE-2023-38576
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 · uneditedHidden functionality vulnerability in LAN-WH300N/RE all versions provided by LOGITEC CORPORATION allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary OS commands on a certain management console.
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 · moderate confidenceHidden functionality in the LAN-WH300N/RE management console allows authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands, likely through unsanitized input fields in the administrative interface.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/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 LAN-WH300N/RE devices on your networkScan your network for devices with MAC vendor prefix 00:1F:1F (Elecom) or identify the device model through network discovery tools, or physically inspect devices matching the LAN-WH300N/RE specificationAffected if A device matching the Elecom LAN-WH300N/RE model is present on your network
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Locate the management console access pointCheck if the device management interface is accessible by attempting to reach the default IP address or scanning for HTTP/HTTPS services on common management ports (80, 443, 8080)Affected if The device management console is accessible over the network
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Verify authentication status to the management interfaceDetermine if you have valid credentials for the administrative interface, or check if there are any unexpected admin accounts configured in the user management section of the consoleAffected if You have authenticated access to the management console and can observe the user account configuration
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Inspect administrative input fields for unexpected functionalityWithin the authenticated management console, examine input fields in administrative sections (such as network settings, diagnostics, or configuration areas) for any undocumented parameters, hidden command execution features, or unusual field behaviorsAffected if Any administrative input field accepts or appears to process operating system commands without proper sanitization indication
You are affected if you have an Elecom LAN-WH300N/RE device with an accessible management console that accepts unauthenticated or authenticated command injection in administrative input fields.
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 dataApply available firmware updates from LOGITEC CORPORATION; if no patch exists, restrict management console access to trusted networks and consider disabling remote management features.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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