CVE-2024-54887

TP-Link TL-WR940N V3 and V4 with firmware 3.16.9 and earlier contain a buffer overflow via the dnsserver1 and dnsserver2 parameters at /userRpm/Wan6to4TunnelCfgRpm.htm. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote device in the context of the root user.

CVSS v3 8.0 HIGH

8.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://tp-link.com	Product
https://github.com/JBince/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2024-54887	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr940n:v3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr940n:v4:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-01-09 20:15

Updated : 2025-06-20 18:35

NVD link : CVE-2024-54887

Mitre link : CVE-2024-54887

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-54887

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tp-link

tl-wr940n
tl-wr940n_firmware

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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