Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-6972
Potential exploit
An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR1043ND V2 devices. The credentials can be easily decoded and cracked by brute-force, WordList, or Rainbow Table attacks. Specifically, credentials in the "Authorization" cookie are encoded with URL encoding and base64, leading to easy decoding. Also, the username is cleartext, and the password is hashed with the MD5 algorithm (after decoding of the URL encoded string with base64).
Products affected by CVE-2019-6972
- cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr1043nd_firmware:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-6972
0.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 32 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-6972
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-6972
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The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-6972
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https://github.com/MalFuzzer/Vulnerability-Research/blob/master/TL-WR1043ND%20V2%20-%20TP-LINK/TL-WR1043ND_PoC.pdf
Vulnerability-Research/TL-WR1043ND_PoC.pdf at master · MalFuzzer/Vulnerability-Research · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://twitter.com/MalFuzzer/status/1141269335685652480?s=19
Uriel Kosayev on Twitter: "Recently I found a vulnerability in TP-Link's home router. Below is the link to the PoC 😀#TPLink #Vulnerability #AuthenticationBypass https://t.co/JxAsVdlMmF… https://t.co/Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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