TP-Link MR3020 1_150921 tftp Endpoint command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TP-Link MR3020 1_150921. Impacted is an unknown function of the component tftp Endpoint. The manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-27078. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in TP-Link MR3020 1_150921. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component tftp Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A command injection issue was found in TP-Link MR3020 v.1_150921 that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request to the tftp endpoint.

The weakness was shared 03/23/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-27078 since 02/27/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-30866). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

02/27/2023 🔍
03/23/2023 +24 days 🔍
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11/14/2025 +967 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-27078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223679
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2023 16:42
Updated: 11/14/2025 10:36
Changes: 03/23/2023 16:42 (38), 04/13/2023 10:36 (11), 11/14/2025 10:36 (16)
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