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CVE-2023-22303 (GCVE-0-2023-22303)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-17 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-04 17:53
VLAI
Summary
TP-Link SG105PE firmware prior to 'TL-SG105PE(UN) 1.0_1.0.0 Build 20221208' contains an authentication bypass vulnerability. Under the certain conditions, an attacker may impersonate an administrator of the product. As a result, information may be obtained and/or the product's settings may be altered with the privilege of the administrator.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-04 17:52 UTC
CWE
  • Authentication bypass
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TP-Link TP-Link SG105PE Affected: firmware prior to 'TL-SG105PE(UN) 1.0_1.0.0 Build 20221208'
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