CVE-2024-53940
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered in Victure RX1800 WiFi 6 Router (software EN_V1.0.0_r12_110933, hardware 1.0) devices. Certain /cgi-bin/luci/admin endpoints are vulnerable to command injection. Attackers can exploit this by sending crafted payloads through parameters intended for the ping utility, enabling arbitrary command execution with root-level permissions on the device.
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 confidenceThe Victure RX1800 WiFi 6 Router firmware contains a command injection vulnerability in /cgi-bin/luci/admin endpoints where ping utility parameters are not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands that execute with root privileges on the device.
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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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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 the device modelAccess the router admin panel or check the device label/marketing to confirm it is a Victure RX1800 WiFi 6 RouterAffected if The device is a Victure RX1800 model
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Check the firmware versionLog into the luci admin interface and navigate to the firmware version or system information page, or check via command line if you have shell accessAffected if The installed firmware is EN_V1.0.0_r12_110933 or an earlier version without a security patch for this issue
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Verify luci admin interface accessibilityAttempt to access http://router-ip/cgi-bin/luci/admin from a network outside the local LAN, or check the router settings for remote administration or web access from WANAffected if The luci admin interface is accessible from outside the local network (remote administration enabled)
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Confirm ping utility endpoints existReview the available /cgi-bin/luci/admin endpoints for ping-related functionality, or test sending a request with shell metacharacters to suspected ping endpointsAffected if A ping or network diagnostic feature is exposed through the luci admin CGI endpoints
You are affected if you own a Victure RX1800 router running firmware EN_V1.0.0_r12_110933 or earlier, and the luci admin interface (including ping functionality) is accessible either locally or remotely.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataIf vendor firmware update unavailable, restrict administrative interface access to trusted networks only, disable remote WAN administration, and consider network segmentation or device replacement; implement input validation if modifying the firmware is possible.
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