Tl Wr840N Firmware
CVE-2019-15060
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.
Alert meAnalysisAI
The traceroute function on the TP-Link TL-WR840N v4 router with firmware through 0.9.1 3.16 is vulnerable to remote code execution via a crafted payload in an IP address input field. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
Affects your stack
Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. The traceroute function on the TP-Link TL-WR840N v4 router with firmware through 0.9.1 3.16 is vulnerable to remote code execution via a crafted payload in an IP address input field. Affected products include: Tp-Link Tl-Wr840N Firmware. Version information: through 0.9.1.
Know when Tl Wr840N Firmware gets its next vulnerability
- Watch products and get an email when something new is published
- Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
- Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources
No credit card · 7-day full trial
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
The traceroute function on the TP-Link TL-WR840N v4 router with firmware through 0.9.1 3.16 is vulnerable to remote code execution via a crafted payload in an IP address input field.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
More in Tl Wr840N Firmware
View allThe PING function on the TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v5 router with firmware through TL-WR840N(EU)_V5_171211 is vulnerable to r
TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the component oal_set
TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the component oal_sta
TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20_180709 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the functio
An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR840N v5 00000005 0.9.1 3.16 v0001.0 Build 170608 Rel.58696n and TL-WR841N v13 00
TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this
TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the X_TP_ClonedMACAddress parameter. Rated h
TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the httpRemotePort parameter. Rated high sev
TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the minAddress parameter. Rated high severit
TP-LINK TL-WR840N(ES)_V6.20 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the DNSServers parameter. Rated high severit
TP-Link TL-WR840N EU v6.20 was discovered to contain insecure protections for its UART console. Rated medium severity (C
In TP-Link Wireless N Router WR840N an ARP poisoning attack can cause buffer overflow. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4).
GitHub PoC
Exploit-DB