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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2018-11714 EUVD-2018-3733GHSA-cc78-5w3j-x6q8

An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR840N v5 00000005 0.9.1 3.16 v0001.0 Build 170608 Rel.58696n and TL-WR841N v13 00000013 0.9.1 4.16 v…

Published Jun 4, 2018 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR840N v5 00000005 0.9.1 3.16 v0001.0 Build 170608 Rel.58696n and TL-WR841N v13 00000013 0.9.1 4.16 v0001.0 Build 170622 Rel.64334n devices. This issue is caused by improper session handling on the /cgi/ folder or a /cgi file. If an attacker sends a header of "Referer: http://192.168.0.1/mainFrame.htm" then no authentication is required for any action.

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

  • mikelkarma/cve-2018-11714_POC ★ 0 · Jul 23, 2025

    An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR840N. This issue is caused by improper session handling on the /cgi/ folder or a /cgi file. If an attacker sends a header of "Referer: http://192.168.0.1/mainF…

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