Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in TP-Link Router
CVE-2022-24355
8.8HIGH
Summary
This vulnerability exists in the TP-Link TL-WR940N router, allowing attackers in the network vicinity to execute arbitrary code due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data lengths when parsing file name extensions. This flaw can be exploited without authentication, enabling attackers to run malicious code with root privileges, thus compromising the device's integrity and potentially allowing further exploitation of the internal network.
Affected Version(s)
TL-WR940N 3.20.1 Build 200316 Rel.34392n (5553)
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Vadym Kolisnichenko