TP-Link KP303 Smartplug up to 1.0.x access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-Link KP303 Smartplug up to 1.0.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-8627. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TP-Link KP303 Smartplug up to 1.0.x. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The TP-Link KP303 Smartplug can be issued unauthenticated protocol commands that may cause unintended power-off condition and potential information leak. This issue affects TP-Link KP303 (US) Smartplug: before 1.1.0.

The weakness was published by Elysee Franchuk. The advisory is available at tp-link.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-8627 since 08/06/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: KP303 Smartplug 1.1.0

Timelineinfo

08/06/2025 CVE reserved
08/26/2025 +20 days Advisory disclosed
08/26/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/15/2025 +20 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: tp-link.com
Researcher: Elysee Franchuk
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-8627 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8627
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321390

Entryinfo

Created: 08/26/2025 04:45
Updated: 09/15/2025 16:33
Changes: 08/26/2025 04:45 (67), 09/15/2025 16:33 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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