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CVE-2022-42433

Published: Mar 29, 2023

Modified: Feb 14, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

6.4

MEDIUM

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N TL-WR841N(US)_V14_220121 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the ated_tp service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-17356.

VendorProductVersions

TP-Link

TL-WR841N

affected
TL-WR841N(US)_V14_220121

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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