Vulnerability Details CVE-2020-10916
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WA855RE Firmware Ver: 855rev4-up-ver1-0-1-P1[20191213-rel60361] Wi-Fi extenders. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the first-time setup process. The issue results from the lack of proper validation on first-time setup requests. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to reset the password for the Admin account and execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-10003.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.006
EPSS Ranking 68.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.0
CVSS v2 Score 5.2
References
Products affected by CVE-2020-10916
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cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wa855re:v4
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cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wa855re_firmware:190408
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cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wa855re_firmware:191213