CVE-2015-3035

HIGH KEV NUCLEI

TP-LINK Multiple Routers - Path Traversal via PATH_INFO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2015-3035 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 25, 2022. EIP tracks 1 public exploit, including a Metasploit module auxiliary/gather/tplink_archer_c7_traversal. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C5, C7, and C9 routers via the PATH_INFO parameter in the /login/ endpoint. It retrieves arbitrary files from the device, such as /etc/passwd, by manipulating the URI path.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317, C7 (2.0) with firmware before 150304, and C8 (1.0) with firmware before 150316, Archer C9 (1.0), TL-WDR3500 (1.0), TL-WDR3600 (1.0), and TL-WDR4300 (1.0) with firmware before 150302, TL-WR740N (5.0) and TL-WR741ND (5.0) with firmware before 150312, and TL-WR841N (9.0), TL-WR841N (10.0), TL-WR841ND (9.0), and TL-WR841ND (10.0) with firmware before 150310 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to login/.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/tplink_archer_c7_traversal.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C5, C7, and C9 routers via the PATH_INFO parameter in the /login/ endpoint. It retrieves arbitrary files from the device, such as /etc/passwd, by manipulating the URI path.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TP-Link Archer C5, C7, C9 (various versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · Vulnerable firmware version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

TP-LINK - Local File Inclusion
HIGHVERIFIEDby 0x_Akoko
Shodan: http.title:"TP-LINK" || http.title:"tp-link"
FOFA: title="tp-link"

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131378/TP-LINK-Local-File-Disclosure.html
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/26
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74050
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535240/100/0/threaded

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.9245
EPSS Percentile 99.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CISA KEV 2022-03-25
VulnCheck KEV 2022-03-25
InTheWild.io 2022-03-25
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2015-3116
CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (25)
tp-link/archer_c5_\(1.2\)_firmware < 141126
tp-link/archer_c5_firmware < 150317
tp-link/archer_c7_\(2.0\)_firmware < 141110
tp-link/archer_c7_firmware < 150304
tp-link/archer_c8_\(1.0\)_firmware < 141023
tp-link/archer_c8_firmware < 150316
tp-link/archer_c9_\(1.0\)_firmware < 150122
tp-link/archer_c9_firmware < 150302
tp-link/tl-wdr3500_\(1.0\)_firmware < 141113
tp-link/tl-wdr3500_firmware < 150302
... and 15 more
Published Apr 22, 2015
KEV Added Mar 25, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026