CVE-2022-4499

TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, using the latest software, the strcmp function used for checking credentials in httpd, is susceptible to a side-channel attack. By measuring the response time of the httpd process, an attacker could guess each byte of the username and password.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Modified - cret@cert.org

Published

2023-01-11

Last modified

2025-11-04

Weaknesses

CWE-203

Affected products

• Archer C5 (Tp-link)
• Archer C5 Firmware (Tp-link)
• Tl-wr710n Firmware (Tp-link)
• Wr710n (Tp-link)

References

• https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615