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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-2440

Original release date:04/28/2012
Last revised:11/20/2012
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The default configuration of the TP-Link 8840T router enables web-based administration on the WAN interface, which allows remote attackers to establish an HTTP connection and possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#834723
Name: VU#834723
Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834723
External Source: XF
Name: tplink-dsl-webinterface-security-bypass(74624)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74624

Vulnerable software and versions

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Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2440