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MEDIUM
CVE-2023-38909
"Tplink Smart Bulb Tapo Series AES128-CBC IV Component Sensitive Information Disclosure"
Description

An issue in TPLink Smart Bulb Tapo series L530 before 1.2.4, L510E before 1.1.0, L630 before 1.0.4, P100 before 1.5.0, and Tapo Application 2.8.14 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the IV component in the AES128-CBC function.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 22, 2023, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-38909 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-2023-38909 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 tapo
2 Tp-link tapo_l530e_firmware
3 Tp-link tapo_l530e
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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).

A Collection of Scripts for Exploiting Four CVEs in TAPO IoT Devices

Python

Updated: 2 months ago
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Born at : June 26, 2024, 2:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-38909 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-38909 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://arxiv.org/abs/2308.09019
    Added Reference https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.09019.pdf
    Added Reference https://www.dmi.unict.it/giamp/smartbulbscanbehackedtohackintoyourhousehold/
    Added Reference https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2023/120929/120929.pdf
    Added Reference https://www.scitepress.org/PublicationsDetail.aspx?ID=X/auBv7JrSo=&t=1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An issue in TPLink Smart bulb Tapo series L530 v.1.0.0 and Tapo Application v.2.8.14 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the IV component in the AES128-CBC function. An issue in TPLink Smart Bulb Tapo series L530 before 1.2.4, L510E before 1.1.0, L630 before 1.0.4, P100 before 1.5.0, and Tapo Application 2.8.14 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the IV component in the AES128-CBC function.
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.dmi.unict.it/giamp/smartbulbscanbehackedtohackintoyourhousehold/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2023/120929/120929.pdf [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.09019 No Types Assigned https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.09019 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.09019.pdf No Types Assigned https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.09019.pdf Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.scitepress.org/PublicationsDetail.aspx?ID=X/auBv7JrSo=&t=1 No Types Assigned https://www.scitepress.org/PublicationsDetail.aspx?ID=X/auBv7JrSo=&t=1 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:tp-link:tapo:2.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tapo_l530e_firmware:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tapo_l530e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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.

0.12 }} 0.02%

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0.46988

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