#VU18104 OS Command Injection in TP-Link SR20 Smart Home Router

 

#VU18104 OS Command Injection in TP-Link SR20 Smart Home Router

Published: April 1, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18104
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
TP-Link SR20 Smart Home Router
Software vendor:
TP-Link

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect filtration of user-supplied input and absent authentication when processing TFPT requests . A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted TFPT request to upload a file and an OS command to execute arbitrary command with root privileges on the affected device.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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