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.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c5_firmware:2_160201_us:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_c5:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr710n_firmware:1_151022_us:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr710n:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2023-01-11 11:15

Updated : 2023-01-19 08:08

NVD link : CVE-2022-4499

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4499

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-203

Observable Discrepancy

Products Affected

tp-link

tl-wr710n
tl-wr710n_firmware
archer_c5
archer_c5_firmware

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