CVE-2020-5797

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer C9(US)_V1_180125 firmware allows an unauthenticated actor, with physical access and network access, to read sensitive files and write to a limited set of files after plugging a crafted USB drive into the router.

Un Seguimiento Enlace Simbólico de UNIX (Symlink) en TP-Link Archer versiones de firmware C9(EE. UU.) _V1_180125, permite a un actor no autenticado, con acceso físico y acceso de red, leer archivos confidenciales y escribir en un conjunto limitado de archivos después de conectar una unidad USB diseñada en el enrutador

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-01-06 CVE Reserved
2020-11-21 CVE Published
2024-03-26 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-60	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Tp-link Search vendor "Tp-link"	Archer C9 Firmware Search vendor "Tp-link" for product "Archer C9 Firmware"	180125 Search vendor "Tp-link" for product "Archer C9 Firmware" and version "180125"	-	Affected	in	Tp-link Search vendor "Tp-link"	Archer C9 Search vendor "Tp-link" for product "Archer C9"	v1 Search vendor "Tp-link" for product "Archer C9" and version "v1"	-	Safe