Description
TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, using the latest software, the strcmp function used for checking credentials in httpd, is susceptible to a side-channel attack. By measuring the response time of the httpd process, an attacker could guess each byte of the username and password.
Published: 2023-01-11
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-51840 TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, using the latest software, the strcmp function used for checking credentials in httpd, is susceptible to a side-channel attack. By measuring the response time of the httpd process, an attacker could guess each byte of the username and password.
History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Tp-link Archer C5 Archer C5 Firmware Tl-wr710n Tl-wr710n Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:14:15.425Z

Reserved: 2022-12-14T18:09:49.250Z

Link: CVE-2022-4499

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T19:14:15.425Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-11T19:15:10.170

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:15.397

Link: CVE-2022-4499

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