| CVE-2020-10916 | Date: (C)2020-05-08 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 8.0 | CVSS Score : 5.2 |
| Exploit Score: 2.1 | Exploit Score: 5.1 |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 6.4 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK | Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
| Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: SINGLE |
| User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
| Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: PARTIAL |
| Integrity: HIGH | |
| Availability: HIGH | |
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