Advisory Details

November 14th, 2023

TP-Link TL-WR841N ated_tp Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2023-39471
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	TP-Link
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	TL-WR841N
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the ated_tp service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Fixed in firmware: TL-WR841N(US)_V14_231119: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-wr841n/v14/#Firmware TL-WR840N(KR)_V6.20_231121: https://www.tp-link.com/kr/support/download/tl-wr840n/#Firmware
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2023-08-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2023-11-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2023-12-05 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Theori

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