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CRITICAL
CVE-2020-10888
TP-Link Archer A7 SSH Port Forwarding Authentication Bypass
Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of TP-Link Archer A7 Firmware Ver: 190726 AC1750 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of SSH port forwarding requests during initial setup. The issue results from the lack of proper authentication prior to establishing SSH port forwarding rules. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the WAN interface. Was ZDI-CAN-9664.

INFO

Published Date :

March 25, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 1, 2020, 12:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-10888 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-2020-10888 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 archer_a7_firmware
2 Tp-link ac1750_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-340/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-10888 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]

    Apr. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-340/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-340/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:ac1750_firmware:190726:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:ac1750:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

2.66 }} 0.51%

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0.88921

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