CVE-2022-4499

Published Jan 11, 2023

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, using the latest software, the strcmp function used for checking credentials in httpd, is susceptible to a side-channel attack. By measuring the response time of the httpd process, an attacker could guess each byte of the username and password.
Source
cret@cert.org
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-203

Social media

Hype score
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Configurations