CVE-2024-5244 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-5244: TP-Link Omada ER605 Reliance on Security Through Obscurity Vulnerability

Vendor Tp-Link
Product Omada ER605
Weakness CWE-656
Published May 23, 2024
Last update August 1, 2024

CVSS base score

5.0/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

TP-Link Omada ER605 Reliance on Security Through Obscurity Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to access or spoof DDNS messages on affected installations of TP-Link Omada ER605 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. However, devices are vulnerable only if configured to use the Comexe DDNS service. The specific flaw exists within the cmxddnsd executable. The issue results from reliance on obscurity to secure network data. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-22439.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 23, 2024 CVE published
August 1, 2024 Record updated

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