{"id":"CVE-2019-12195","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-12195","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:32:05.306Z","title":"TP-Link TL-WR840N v5 00000005 devices allow XSS via the network name.","description":"TP-Link TL-WR840N v5 00000005 devices allow XSS via the network name. The attacker must log into the router by breaking the password and going to the admin login page by THC-HYDRA to get the network name. With an XSS payload, the network name changed automatically and the internet connection was disconnected. All the users become disconnected from the internet.","published":"2019-05-24T16:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:14:14.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":4.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["tp-link/tl-wr840n firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01756,"percentile":0.7782,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2019-05-21","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":46882,"kind":"exploit","title":"TP-LINK TL-WR840N v5 00000005 - Cross-Site Scripting","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46882","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/46882.txt","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/46882.txt","published":"2019-05-21","added":"2019-05-21","updated":"2019-05-21","author":"purnendu ghosh","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2019-12195"],"tags":"Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153027/TP-LINK-TL-WR840N-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.tp-link.com/us/security","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153027/TP-LINK-TL-WR840N-Cross-Site-Scripting.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.tp-link.com/us/security","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12195","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}