PT-2023-31124 · Peplink · Peplink Balance Two

Published 2023-12-07 · Updated 2025-07-12 · CVE-2023-49230

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Peplink Balance Two versions prior to 8.4.0

Description A missing authorization check in captive portals allows attackers to modify the portals' configurations without prior authentication. This issue affects Peplink Balance Two and can be exploited by attackers to alter portal settings.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.4.0, update to version 8.4.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the captive portal configuration to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-49230

Affected Products

Peplink Balance Two

References · 9

• 🔥 https://synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-12/synacktiv-peplink-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49230 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49230 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1740212887082488084 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1943973627126518199 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1740262460156690744 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/65342 · Telegram Post
• https://synacktiv.com/publications%253Ffield_tags_target_id%253D4 · Note
• https://twitter.com/Synacktiv/status/1732817027901821084 · Twitter Post