CVE-2020-10916 (GCVE-0-2020-10916)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-07 22:20 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:14
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Summary
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WA855RE Firmware Ver: 855rev4-up-ver1-0-1-P1[20191213-rel60361] Wi-Fi extenders. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the first-time setup process. The issue results from the lack of proper validation on first-time setup requests. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to reset the password for the Admin account and execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-10003.
Severity ?
8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
zdi
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TP-Link TL-WA855RE Affected: Firmware Ver: 855rev4-up-ver1-0-1-P1[20191213-rel60361]
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Anonymous
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