CVE-2018-11714

An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR840N v5 00000005 0.9.1 3.16 v0001.0 Build 170608 Rel.58696n and TL-WR841N v13 00000013 0.9.1 4.16 v0001.0 Build 170622 Rel.64334n devices. This issue is caused by improper session handling on the /cgi/ folder or a /cgi file. If an attacker sends a header of "Referer: http://192.168.0.1/mainFrame.htm" then no authentication is required for any action.

Score

CVSS 3.0 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2018-06-04

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-384

Affected products

• Tl-wr840n Firmware (Tp-link)
• Tl-wr841n Firmware (Tp-link)

References

• http://blog.securelayer7.net/time-to-disable-tp-link-home-wifi-router/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44781/