CVE-2022-42433
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.4 Medium
- Published
- Mar 29, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 14, 2025
- Reserved
- Oct 3, 2022
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N TL-WR841N(US)_V14_220121 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the ated_tp service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-17356.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 6.4 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | zdi |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
TL-WR841NTP-Link |
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References
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