CVE-2023-6906 — A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Totolink A7100RU

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_B20191024. Affected is the function main of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi?action=login of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument flag with the input ie8

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Totolink A7100RU 7.4cu.2313_B20191024. Affected is the function main of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi?action=login of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument flag with the input ie8 leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Totolink	A7100RU	7.4cu.2313_B20191024

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-12-18T00:00:07.209Z
• Last modified: 2025-05-07T20:38:58.753Z

09References

• vuldb.com — https://vuldb.com/?id.248268
• vuldb.com — https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.248268
• github.com — https://github.com/unpWn4bL3/iot-security/blob/main/1.md