High severity · published Aug 15, 2018
CVE-2018-15172
TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header
7.5
CVSS
8.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.2% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TF
Tl-wr840n Firmware · Tp-link
0.9.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15172
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15172
Permissions Required
https://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/tp-link-buffer-overflow-via-a-long-authorization-http-header-cve-2018-15172/
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45203/
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