{"id":64234,"date":"2025-08-22T07:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T07:21:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:50:56","slug":"cve-2024-53945-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-kuwfi-4g-ac900-lte-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-53945-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-kuwfi-4g-ac900-lte-router\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-53945: Critical Command Injection Vulnerability in KuWFi 4G AC900 LTE Router<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is persistently threatened by the emergence of new vulnerabilities. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-53945, poses a significant risk to users of the KuWFi 4G AC900 LTE router version 1.0.13. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72194\">potentially leading to full system<\/a> compromise and data leakage.<br \/>\nThis high-risk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43275-critical-race-condition-vulnerability-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71631\">vulnerability is particularly critical<\/a> due to its potential to enable remote access, such as enabling telnet. It is crucial that users, system administrators, and security professionals understand the implications of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73692\">vulnerability and take appropriate measures to mitigate its potential<\/a> impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-53945<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Authenticated access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Full system compromise, potential data leakage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47955-windows-remote-access-connection-manager-privilege-escalation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74014\">remote access<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2247736749\" 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-2024-53946-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-kuwfi-4g-lte-ac900-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81315\">KuWFi 4G AC900 LTE<\/a> router | 1.0.13<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50240-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nbcio-boot-v1-0-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71922\">injection vulnerability<\/a> on the HTTP API endpoints \/goform\/formMultiApnSetting and \/goform\/atCmd. An attacker with authenticated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27212-command-injection-vulnerability-in-unifi-access-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74715\">access to the router&#8217;s API can inject<\/a> shell metacharacters into parameters such as &#8216;pincode&#8217; and &#8216;cmds. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46093-critical-vulnerability-in-liquidfiles-allowing-root-access-via-ftp-site-chmod\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74478\">allows the attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with root<\/a> privileges, leading to full system compromise, enabling remote access, and potentially leaking sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1741424568\" 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>This is a conceptual representation of how the vulnerability might be exploited. In this example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77397\">attacker sends a malicious HTTP POST request<\/a> to the \/goform\/atCmd endpoint:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/goform\/atCmd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: router-ip\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nCookie: sessionid=authenticated-session-id\npincode=1234; rm -rf \/&amp;\ncmds=;telnetd&amp;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this hypothetical example, the attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44960-ruckus-smartzone-os-command-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73744\">injects OS commands<\/a> (`rm -rf \/&#038;` and `telnetd&#038;`) into the &#8216;pincode&#8217; and &#8216;cmds&#8217; parameters. The former command can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40741-stack-based-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2025-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75767\">lead to deletion of all files in the system<\/a>, while the latter command starts a telnet daemon, enabling remote access.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44955-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-network-director-allows-jail-users-to-gain-root-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75984\">KuWFi 4G AC900 LTE<\/a> router version are advised to immediately apply the vendor&#8217;s patch to fix this vulnerability. In situations where the patch cannot be immediately applied, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. However, these are not long-term solutions and the patch should be applied as soon as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86526\">possible to fully secure the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is persistently threatened by the emergence of new vulnerabilities. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-53945, poses a significant risk to users of the KuWFi 4G AC900 LTE router version 1.0.13. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise and [&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-64234","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\/64234","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=64234"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79310,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64234\/revisions\/79310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64234"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=64234"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=64234"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=64234"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=64234"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=64234"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=64234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}