CVE-2020-5795 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer A7(US)_V5_200721 allows an authenticated admin user, with physical access and network access, to execute arbitrary code after plugging a crafted USB drive into the router.

Published: 2020-11-06

Score: 6.2 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

TP-Link Archer A7 v5

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Firmware Archer A7(US)_V5_200721`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_a7_firmware:200721:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_a7:v5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26952	UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer A7(US)_V5_200721 allows an authenticated admin user, with physical access and network access, to execute arbitrary code after plugging a crafted USB drive into the router.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00127.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-60

History

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Subscriptions

Tp-link Archer A7 Archer A7 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2020-11-06T14:09:38.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:39:25.912Z

Reserved: 2020-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5795

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-06T15:15:12.033

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:34:36.717

Link: CVE-2020-5795

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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