CVE-2019-16213 Information

Description

Tenda PA6 Wi-Fi Powerline extender 1.0.1.21 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially crafted string an attacker could modify the device name of an attached PLC adapter to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://securityintelligence.com/posts/vulnerable-powerline-extenders-underline-lax-iot-security/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8