TP-LINK AC1750 A7 190726 SSH Port Forwarding improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in TP-LINK AC1750 A7 190726 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component SSH Port Forwarding. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-10888. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in TP-LINK AC1750 A7 190726 (Router Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component SSH Port Forwarding. 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:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of TP-Link Archer A7 Firmware Ver: 190726 AC1750 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of SSH port forwarding requests during initial setup. The issue results from the lack of proper authentication prior to establishing SSH port forwarding rules. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the WAN interface. Was ZDI-CAN-9664.

The weakness was released 03/25/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-10888 since 03/24/2020. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-152280, VDB-152279, VDB-152278 and VDB-152277. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/24/2020 🔍
03/25/2020 +1 days 🔍
03/26/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2024 +1507 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-10888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152281
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2020 07:22
Updated: 05/11/2024 15:37
Changes: 03/26/2020 07:22 (37), 03/26/2020 07:27 (12), 05/11/2024 15:31 (16), 05/11/2024 15:37 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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