fkie_cve-2020-24363
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2020-08-31 16:15
Modified
2025-09-03 14:19
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
TP-Link TL-WA855RE V5 20200415-rel37464 devices allow an unauthenticated attacker (on the same network) to submit a TDDP_RESET POST request for a factory reset and reboot. The attacker can then obtain incorrect access control by setting a new administrative password.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://malwrforensics.com/en/2020/08/31/cve-2020-24363-tl-wa855re-v5-advisory/Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://pastebin.com/VjHM4UiAThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wa855re/#FirmwareProduct
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://malwrforensics.com/en/2020/08/31/cve-2020-24363-tl-wa855re-v5-advisory/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://pastebin.com/VjHM4UiAThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wa855re/#FirmwareProduct
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tp-link tl-wa855re_firmware *
tp-link tl-wa855re v5


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