Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in TL-WA855RE - CVE-2020-10916

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in TL-WA855RE - CVE-2020-10916

Published: April 30, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27462
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
TL-WA855RE
Software vendor:
TP-Link

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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