Vulnerability in TP-LinK TL-WR841N wireless router
CVE-2022-0162

8.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Tp-link
Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 February 2022

Summary

The vulnerability exists in TP-Link TL-WR841N V11 3.16.9 Build 160325 Rel.62500n wireless router due to transmission of authentication information in cleartextbase64 format. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to intercept credentials and subsequently perform administrative operations on the affected device through web-based management interface.

Affected Version(s)

TL-WR841N V11 3.16.9 Build 160325 Rel.62500n

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

This vulnerability is found by Parul Sindhwad, Anurag M. Chevendra, Dr. Faruk Kazi from COE-CNDS Lab, VJTI Mumbai, India
.