CVE-2022-0162

The vulnerability exists in TP-Link TL-WR841N V11 3.16.9 Build 160325 Rel.62500n wireless router due to transmission of authentication information in cleartextbase64 format. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to intercept credentials and subsequently perform administrative operations on the affected device through web-based management interface.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2022-0068	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841n_firmware:3.16.9:build160325_rel.62500n:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr841n:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-02-09 15:15

Updated : 2022-02-17 14:17

NVD link : CVE-2022-0162

Mitre link : CVE-2022-0162

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-319

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Products Affected

tp-link

tl-wr841n_firmware
tl-wr841n

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