OpenWRT Luci CGI Command Injection (CVE-2023-1389) for 2026-07-20

Last Updated: 12:00 UTC

Unauthenticated OS command injection via the country parameter of /cgi-bin/luci/;stok=/locale. The ;stok= path segment bypasses CSRF token validation, making the injection exploitable without credentials. Active exploitation payloads download and execute Mirai-family botnet implants via wget or curl from attacker-controlled infrastructure.

CVE References

CVE-2023-1389

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactic: Initial Access (TA0001)
Technique: T1190 — Exploit Public-Facing Application

Observed URIs

Attackers by Country

IP Address : ASN : City/Provider

• 160.119.71.4 : AS7489 hostus : South Africa

• 85.25.172.249 : AS8972 host europe gmbh : Strasbourg