TP-Link TL-WR720NMbps Wireless N Router 1_130719 Setting VirtualServerRpm.htm cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in TP-Link TL-WR720NMbps Wireless N Router 1_130719. This impacts an unknown function of the file VirtualServerRpm.htm of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-25321. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TP-Link TL-WR720NMbps Wireless N Router 1_130719. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file VirtualServerRpm.htm of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

TP-Link TL-WR720N wireless router contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform unauthorized administrative actions by crafting malicious web requests. Attackers can modify port forwarding rules via VirtualServerRpm.htm or change WiFi security settings via WlanSecurityRpm.htm by tricking authenticated users into visiting attacker-controlled pages.

The weakness was presented by Mans Van Someren as 44335. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-25321 since 05/17/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:VirtualServerRpm.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 databases at Exploit-DB (44335) and EUVD (EUVD-2018-21842). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Router Operating System

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• TP-Link

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• TL-WR720NMbps Wireless N Router

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• 1_130719

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.tp-link.com/

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