Peter van Dijk • 8/25/2021

Getting a root shell on an old KPN Experia Wifi (CVE-2021-38703)

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The article details the process of discovering and exploiting a vulnerability (CVE-2021-38703) in an old firmware version of the KPN Experia WiFi extender to gain a root shell. It covers the background, the exploit method involving the syslog configuration interface, and notes that the vulnerability has since been patched via automatic updates. The content is a technical security research write-up.

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