CVE-2022-43636

HIGH

TP-Link TL-WR940N <6_211111 3.20.1(US) - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR940N 6_211111 3.20.1(US) routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from the lack of sufficient randomness in the sequnce numbers used for session managment. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-18334.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 24.7%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-330
Status published
Products (1)
tp-link/tl-wr940n_firmware 6_211111_3.20.1
Published Mar 29, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026