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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-11714
TP-Link TL-WR840N/TL-WR841N Session Bypass Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 4, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 31, 2018, 7:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-11714 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-11714 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tp-link tl-wr841n_firmware
2 Tp-link tl-wr840n_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-11714.

URL Resource
http://blog.securelayer7.net/time-to-disable-tp-link-home-wifi-router/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44781/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

TPLINK TL-WR840N Proof Of Concept. This issue affect firmware file. So we can get the backup configuration file and gain access to Admin panel

Shell

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 5, 2021, 2:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-11714 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-11714 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.securelayer7.net/time-to-disable-tp-link-home-wifi-router/ No Types Assigned http://blog.securelayer7.net/time-to-disable-tp-link-home-wifi-router/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44781/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44781/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-384
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr840n_firmware:0.9.1_3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr840n:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841n_firmware:0.9.1_4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr841n:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-11714 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

26.60 }} -14.88%

score

0.96826

percentile

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