VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11519
passwd_recovery.lua on the TP-Link Archer C9(UN)_V2_160517 allows an attacker to reset the admin password by leveraging a predictable random number generator seed.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.05%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.05%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
passwd_recovery.lua on the TP-Link Archer C9(UN)_V2_160517 allows an attacker to reset the admin password by leveraging a predictable random number generator seed. This is fixed in C9(UN)_V2_170511.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.05% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-335
- Affected
- tp-link/archer c9 \(2.0\) firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V2.html#FirmwareThird Party Advisory
- https://devcraft.io/posts/2017/07/21/tp-link-archer-c9-admin-password-reset.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-C9_V2.html#FirmwareThird Party Advisory
- https://devcraft.io/posts/2017/07/21/tp-link-archer-c9-admin-password-reset.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.