What is CVE-2023-23040?

CVE-2023-23040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tp-link Tl-wr940n, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-23040?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Tp-link Tl-wr940n

CVE-2023-23040

TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Tp-link Tl-wr940n
Tp-link Tl-wr940n_firmware — versions 6_3.19.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23040?: CVE-2023-23040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tp-link Tl-wr940n, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-23040?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.