CVE-2022-40843

Public Exploit

Description

The Tenda AC1200 V-W15Ev2 V15.11.0.10(1576) router is vulnerable to improper authorization / improper session management that allows the router login page to be bypassed. This leads to authenticated attackers having the ability to read the routers syslog.log file which contains the MD5 password of the Administrator's user account.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 37.37% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory boschko.ca

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://boschko.ca/tenda_ac1200_router/	exploit third party advisory technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-40843?: CVE-2022-40843 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-40843?: To fix CVE-2022-40843, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-40843 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2022-40843 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~37% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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