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CRITICAL
CVE-2022-4498
TP-Link Archer C5 and WR710N-V1 Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Description

In TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, running the latest available code, when receiving HTTP Basic Authentication the httpd service can be sent a crafted packet that causes a heap overflow. This can result in either a DoS (by crashing the httpd process) or an arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 11, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:35 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-4498 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-2022-4498 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_c5_firmware
2 Tp-link tl-wr710n_firmware
3 Tp-link archer_c5
4 Tp-link tl-wr710n
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-2022-4498.

URL Resource
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource VDB Entry
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource 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).

None

Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 4, 2023, 5:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 18 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-2022-4498 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-4498 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE CERT/CC CWE-120
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615 No Types Assigned https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c5_firmware:2_160201_us:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_c5:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr710n_firmware:1_151022_us:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr710n:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2022-4498 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-4498 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.62 }} 1.40%

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0.87126

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