CVE-2022-42433

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-78 OS Command Injections
Publication date:
29/03/2023
Last modified:
05/04/2023

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 220914 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr841n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


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