CVE-2020-24363: TP-link TL-WA855RE Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: TP-link TL-WA855RE Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
TP-Link TL-WA855RE V5 20200415-rel37464 devices allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the same network) to submit a TDDP_RESET POST request for a factory reset and reboot. The attacker can then obtain incorrect access control by setting a new administrative password.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
TP-Link: TL-WA855RE
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- malwrforensics.com/en/2020/08/31/cve-2020-24363-tl-wa855re-v5-advisory/ (opens in new tab)
- pastebin.com/VjHM4UiA (opens in new tab)
- www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wa855re/ (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)