CVE-2012-5687 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management feature on the TP-LINK TL-WR841N router with firmware 3.13.9 build 120201 Rel.54965n and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to the help/ URI.

Published: 2012-11-01

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 67.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr841n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.6748.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-10/0154.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117749/TP-LINK-TL-WR841N-Local-File-Inclusion.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79662

History

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Tp-link Tl-wr841n Tl-wr841n Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-11-01T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:16.397Z

Reserved: 2012-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5687

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-11-01T10:44:47.843

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-5687

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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