CVE-2022-29402

6.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Tp-link
Status
Tl-wr840n Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 May 2022

Summary

TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20 was discovered to contain insecure protections for its UART console. This vulnerability allows attackers to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentication.

References

https://k4m1ll0.com/cve-tplink-tlwr840N-uart-shell.html
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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