Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in TL-WA855RE - CVE-2020-10916
Published: April 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27462
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10916
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: TP-Link
Affected software:
TL-WA855RE
TL-WA855RE
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists in "login.json" due to the lack of proper validation on first-time setup requests. A remote authenticated attacker on the local network can reset the password for the Admin account and execute arbitrary code in the context of the device.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-10916
Install updates from vendor's website.