CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-43635

6.5 MEDIUM Published 2023-03-29 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2023-03-29
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-303

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR940N 6_211111 3.20.1(US) routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from the incorrect implementation of the authentication algorithm. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-17332.

Affected configurations

• tp-link tl-wr940n firmware 6 211111 3.20.1

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-303 Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm weakness

References