TP-LINK TL-WR841N 0.9.1 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-LINK TL-WR841N 0.9.1. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-12575. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in TP-LINK TL-WR841N 0.9.1 (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

On TP-Link TL-WR841N v13 00000001 0.9.1 4.16 v0001.0 Build 171019 Rel.55346n devices, all actions in the web interface are affected by bypass of authentication via an HTTP request.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2018 by Tim Coen as TP-Link TL-WR841N v13: Broken Authentication (CVE-2018-12575) as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-12575 since 06/19/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version V13_180119 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry VDB-120126 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TL-WR841N V13_180119

Timelineinfo

06/19/2018 🔍
06/27/2018 +8 days 🔍
06/27/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/02/2018 +4 days 🔍
07/02/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/23/2020 +601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: TP-Link TL-WR841N v13: Broken Authentication (CVE-2018-12575)
Researcher: Tim Coen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-12575 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12575
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120127
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2018 15:24
Updated: 02/23/2020 15:30
Changes: 07/02/2018 15:24 (70), 02/23/2020 15:30 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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