VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-23040
TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-327
- Affected
- tp-link/tl-wr940n firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://midist0xf.medium.com/tl-wr940n-uses-weak-md5-hashing-algorithm-ae7b589860d2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr940n/#FirmwareProduct
- https://midist0xf.medium.com/tl-wr940n-uses-weak-md5-hashing-algorithm-ae7b589860d2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr940n/#FirmwareProduct
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.