THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-19143
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2019-19143

Tl Wr849n Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
3.8%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
TP-LINK TL-WR849N 0.9.1 4.16 devices do not require authentication to replace the firmware via a POST request to the cgi/softup URI.
Affected vendor
Tp Link
Affected product
Tl Wr849n Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Published
2020-01-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable from an adjacent network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-19143

  • Confirm whether Tp Link Tl Wr849n Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-19143.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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