CVE-2025-43983
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 · uneditedKuWFi CPF908-CP5 WEB5.0_LCD_20210125 devices have multiple unauthenticated access control vulnerabilities within goform/goform_set_cmd_process and goform/goform_get_cmd_process. These allow an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve sensitive information (including the device admin username and password), modify critical device settings, and send arbitrary SMS messages.
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 confidenceMultiple unauthenticated access control vulnerabilities in KuWFi CPF908-CP5 devices (firmware WEB5.0_LCD_20210125) allow attackers to access goform/goform_set_cmd_process and goform/goform_get_cmd_process endpoints without authentication, enabling retrieval of admin credentials, modification of device settings, and transmission of arbitrary SMS messages.
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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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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 device modelAccess the device's web management interface or check the device label/metadata for model number CPF908-CP5 or KuWFi brandAffected if Device is a KuWFi CPF908-CP5 model
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Check firmware versionLog into the web interface and navigate to System Settings, Status, or About page to view the firmware version stringAffected if Firmware version matches or predates WEB5.0_LCD_20210125
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Test unauthenticated access to get_cmd_process endpointSend an HTTP GET request to http://[device-ip]/goform/goform_get_cmd_process without any authentication headers or session cookiesAffected if Request returns a valid response containing device configuration data, admin credentials, or SMS settings without being rejected
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Test unauthenticated access to set_cmd_process endpointSend an HTTP POST request to http://[device-ip]/goform/goform_set_cmd_process without any authentication headers, including a basic parameter like 'cmd=reboot' or 'cmd=get_wan_info'Affected if Request is processed and returns success without requiring authentication
You are affected if you have a KuWFi CPF908-CP5 device running firmware WEB5.0_LCD_20210125 or earlier, and the /goform/goform_get_cmd_process or /goform/goform_set_cmd_process endpoints respond to unauthenticated requests.
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 vendor firmware patch when available; until then, isolate affected devices behind firewalls or restrict network access to the web management interface to prevent unauthenticated attacks.
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