What is CVE-2020-24297?

CVE-2020-24297 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wpa4220, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-24297?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in TP-Link Tl-Wpa4220

CVE-2020-24297

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

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.036 (88.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tp-link Tl-wpa4220 — versions v2, v3, v4
Tp-link Tl-wpa4220_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24297?: CVE-2020-24297 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wpa4220, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-24297?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.