VDB-100484 · CVE-2017-8078 · BID 97985

TP-LINK TL-SG108E up to 1.1.2 httpupg.cgi cmd improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-LINK TL-SG108E up to 1.1.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file httpupg.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument cmd leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-8078. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Restrictive firewalling should be applied.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-LINK TL-SG108E up to 1.1.2 (Router Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file httpupg.cgi. The manipulation of the argument cmd with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

On the TP-Link TL-SG108E 1.0, the upgrade process can be requested remotely without authentication (httpupg.cgi with a parameter called cmd). This affects the 1.1.2 Build 20141017 Rel.50749 firmware.

The bug was discovered 04/23/2017. The weakness was shared 04/23/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-8078 since 04/23/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97985†). The entries VDB-100483, VDB-100482, VDB-100481 and VDB-100480 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: chmod750
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-8078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100484
SecurityFocus: 97985 - TP-Link TL-SG108E CVE-2017-8078 Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-8078 - TP-Link - TL-SG108E - Authentication Bypass Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2017 00:38
Updated: 12/21/2020 12:59
Changes: 04/24/2017 00:38 (62), 09/20/2020 09:49 (4), 12/21/2020 12:59 (2)
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