CVE-2024-46340

TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_201214, TP-Link TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_200909, and TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_190219 was discovered to transmit user credentials in plaintext after executing a factory reset.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://security.iiita.ac.in/iot/factory-reset.docx	Third Party Advisory
https://security.iiita.ac.in/iot/factory-reset.docx	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:201214:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr845n:v4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:200909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr845n:v4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr845n_firmware:190219:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr845n:v4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-12-10 20:15

Updated : 2025-06-20 18:51

NVD link : CVE-2024-46340

Mitre link : CVE-2024-46340

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-46340

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tp-link

tl-wr845n_firmware
tl-wr845n

CWE

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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