2021-02-13

In the management interface on TP-Link Archer C5v 1.7_181221 devices, credentials are sent in a base64 format over cleartext HTTP. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

TP-Link Archer C5v 1.7_181221 devices allows remote attackers to retrieve cleartext credentials via [USER_CFG#0,0,0,0,0,0#0,0,0,0,0,0]0,0 to the /cgi?1&5 URI. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.