{"id":44928,"date":"2025-05-27T20:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-31T06:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T12:01:00","slug":"cve-2025-44881-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wavlink-wl-wn579a3-v1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44881-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wavlink-wl-wn579a3-v1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-44881: Command Injection Vulnerability in Wavlink WL-WN579A3 v1.0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-44881 is a serious threat that affects the users of the Wavlink WL-WN579A3 v1.0. It&#8217;s a command injection vulnerability that resides in the \/cgi-bin\/qos.cgi component. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47916-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-invision-community-5-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50418\">vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to execute<\/a> arbitrary commands via a specially crafted input, leading to system compromise or data leakage. Given the high CVSS severity score of 9.8, this vulnerability needs immediate attention and mitigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-44881<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39401-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-in-mojoomla-wpams\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52614\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1490466205\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44880-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wavlink-wl-wn579a3-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52612\">Wavlink WL-WN579A3<\/a> | v1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the \/cgi-bin\/qos.cgi component in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44882-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wavlink-wl-wn579a3-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54062\">Wavlink WL-WN579A3<\/a> v1.0, which fails to properly sanitize user inputs. An attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24189-memory-corruption-vulnerability-due-to-maliciously-crafted-web-content-in-various-operating-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51749\">craft a malicious<\/a> input, which is then executed by the system. This allows the attacker to run arbitrary commands on the system, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4809-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac7-router-leads-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50620\">leading to full system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3759260441\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36560-critical-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-a-blog-cms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51677\">vulnerability might be exploited using an HTTP request<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/cgi-bin\/qos.cgi HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target_WL-WN579A3_IP\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ncommand=; [Insert malicious command here]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8220;command&#8221; parameter in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4829-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52613\">POST request<\/a> is used to inject a malicious command. By appending a semicolon to the &#8220;command&#8221; parameter, the attacker can run any command they wish, as the semicolon is a command separator in many command-line environments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, the immediate action required is to apply the vendor-provided patch. It is also recommended to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation until the patch can be applied. Regular patching and updating of all systems should be part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-sovereignty-and-the-cybersecurity-crossroads-a-comprehensive-analysis\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51978\">comprehensive cybersecurity<\/a> strategy to prevent exploitation of known vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2025-44881 is a serious threat that affects the users of the Wavlink WL-WN579A3 v1.0. It&#8217;s a command injection vulnerability that resides in the \/cgi-bin\/qos.cgi component. This vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a specially crafted input, leading to system compromise or data leakage. Given the high CVSS severity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[78],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-44928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44928"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48309,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44928\/revisions\/48309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44928"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=44928"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=44928"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=44928"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=44928"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=44928"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=44928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}