What is CVE-2018-19537?

CVE-2018-19537 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C5, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-11-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-19537?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-19537 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in TP-Link Archer C5

CVE-2018-19537

TP-Link Archer C5 devices through V2_160201_US allow remote command execution via shell metacharacters on the wan_dyn_hostname line of a configuration file that is encrypted with the 478DA50BF9E3D2CF key and uploaded through the web GUI by using the web admin account. The default password of admin may be used in some cases.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.060 (92.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19537?: CVE-2018-19537 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Archer C5, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-19537?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19537 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.