TP-LINK Tapo C200 remote code execution vulnerability

Posted date 01/08/2022
Importance
5 - Critical
Affected Resources

Tapo C200 version 1.15 and below.

Description

INCIBE has coordinated the publication of a vulnerability in TP-Link Tapo C200, with the internal code INCIBE-2021-0601, which has been discovered by Víctor Fresco Perales.

CVE-2021-4045 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Solution

This vulnerability has already been solved by TP-Link in Tapo C200 1.1.16 version.

Detail

TP-Link Tapo C200 IP camera, on its 1.1.15 firmware version and below, is affected by an unauthenticated RCE vulnerability, present in the uhttpd binary running by default as root.

The exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to take full control of the camera.

CWE-77: improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('Command Injection').

If you have any information regarding this advisory, please contact INCIBE as indicated in the CVE Assignment and publication section.

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