| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2020-10916 (CCN-180987) | ||||||||||||
| Assigned: | 2020-04-28 | ||||||||||||
| Published: | 2020-04-28 | ||||||||||||
| Updated: | 2020-05-14 | ||||||||||||
| Summary: | This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WA855RE Firmware Ver: 855rev4-up-ver1-0-1-P1[20191213-rel60361] Wi-Fi extenders. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the first-time setup process. The issue results from the lack of proper validation on first-time setup requests. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to reset the password for the Admin account and execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-10003. | ||||||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 8.0 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) 7.0 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
7.0 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 5.2 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-287 | ||||||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Privileges | ||||||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2020-10916 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN tplink-cve202010916-priv-esc(180987) Source: CCN Type: TP-Link Web site WiFi Networking Equipment for Home & Business Source: CCN Type: ZDI-20-553 TP-Link TL-WA855RE login.json Improper Authentication Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Source: MISC Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-553/ | ||||||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||||||
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