Is CVE-2023-1389 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-1389 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-1389?

CVE-2023-1389 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-1389?

Patch guidance is available from tp-link security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-1389.

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-1389?

1 product: tp-link archer ax21 firmware.

Fix CVE-2023-1389 - HIGH tp-link archer ax21 firmware

Description

TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) firmware versions before 1.1.4 Build 20230219 contained a command injection vulnerability in the country form of the /cgi-bin/luci;stok=/locale endpoint on the web management interface. Specifically, the country parameter of the write operation was not sanitized before being used in a call to popen(), allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands, which would be run as root, with a simple POST request.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: adjacent network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-77 · Command Injection CWE-77 · Command Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: TP-LINK
Published: 3/15/2023
Last Modified: 11/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-1389

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