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FKIE_CVE-2020-24297

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-11-18 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:05

Severity

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

httpd on TP-Link TL-WPA4220 devices (versions 2 through 4) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by sending crafted POST requests to the endpoint /admin/powerline. Fixed version: TL-WPA4220(EU)_V4_201023

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	https://the-hyperbolic.com/posts/vulnerabilities-in-tlwpa4220/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/	Product, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://the-hyperbolic.com/posts/vulnerabilities-in-tlwpa4220/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/	Product, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
tp-link	tl-wpa4220_firmware	*
tp-link	tl-wpa4220	v2
tp-link	tl-wpa4220_firmware	*
tp-link	tl-wpa4220	v3
tp-link	tl-wpa4220_firmware	*
tp-link	tl-wpa4220	v4

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CVE-2020-24297 (GCVE-0-2020-24297)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-18 15:28 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:12

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root Scorecard

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/	x_refsource_MISC
https://the-hyperbolic.com/posts/vulnerabilities-…	x_refsource_MISC

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