Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2024 · Assigned by CERT-In

CVE-2024-54127Exposure of Wi-Fi Credentials in Plaintext in TP-Link Archer C50

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Archer C50 Wireless Router from TP-Link. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability exists in the TP-Link Archer C50 due to presence of terminal access on a serial interface without proper access control. An attacker with physical access could exploit this by accessing the UART shell on the vulnerable device. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to obtain Wi-Fi credentials of the targeted system.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
TP-Link	Archer C50 Wireless Router	<Archer C50(EU)_V4_ 240917

Weakness: CWE-312 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2024-0354 third-party-advisory