Improper access control in LinkHub Mesh Wifi - CVE-2022-27178

 

Improper access control in LinkHub Mesh Wifi - CVE-2022-27178

Published: August 3, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66036
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27178
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: TCL
Affected software:
LinkHub Mesh Wifi

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the confctl_set_wan_cfg functionality. A remote attacker on the local network can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-27178

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

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