Critical severity · published Dec 26, 2020
CVE-2020-35575
A password-disclosure issue in the web interface on certain TP-Link devices allows a remote attacker to get full administrative access to the web panel
9.8
CVSS
7.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A password-disclosure issue in the web interface on certain TP-Link devices allows a remote attacker to get full administrative access to the web panel. This affects WA901ND devices before 3.16.9(201211) beta, and Archer C5, Archer C7, MR3420, MR6400, WA701ND, WA801ND, WDR3500, WDR3600, WE843N, WR1043ND, WR1045ND, WR740N, WR741ND, WR749N, WR802N, WR840N, WR841HP, WR841N, WR842N, WR842ND, WR845N, WR940N, WR941HP, WR945N, WR949N, and WRD4300 devices.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.6% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Archer C5 Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AC
Archer C7 Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
MF
Mr3420 Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
MF
Mr6400 Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WF
Wa701nd Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WF
Wa801nd Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WF
Wa901nd Firmware · Tp-link
before 3.16.9\(201211\)_beta · source: NVD
WF
Wdr3500 Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WF
Wdr3600 Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WF
We843n Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WF
Wr1043nd Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WF
Wr1045nd Firmware · Tp-link
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35575
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35575
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163274/TP-Link-TL-WR841N-Command-Injection.html
Third Party Advisory
https://pastebin.com/F8AuUdck
static.tp-link.com
https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202012/20201214/wa901ndv5_eu_3_16_9_up_boot%28201211%29.zip
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tp-link.com/us/security
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