CVE-2023-50224
TP-Link · published 2024-05-03
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2025-09-03).
- CISA's name for it: TP-Link TL-WR841N Authentication Bypass by Spoofing Vulnerability
- CISA's description: TP-Link TL-WR841N contains an authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default, leading to the disclose of stored credentials. The impacted products could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Zero Day Initiative via the CVE Program.
TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from improper authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-19899.
Filed by Zero Day Initiative; not a statement by TP-Link.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| TP-Link | TL-WR841N | 3.16.9 build 200409: affected V8: affected V9: affected V10: affected V11: affected V11_211209: unaffected V12: affected V12_230317: unaffected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR841ND | V8: affected V9: affected V10: affected V11: affected V11_211209: unaffected V12: affected V12_230317: unaffected |
| TP-Link | TL-MR6400 | V1: affected V2: affected |
| TP-Link | Archer C5 | V2: affected |
| TP-Link | Archer C7 | V2: affected V2_241108: unaffected V3: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WDR3600 | V2: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WDR4300 | V1: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WDR3500 | V2: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR740N | V4: affected V5: affected V6: affected V7: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR741ND | V4: affected V5: affected V6: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR749N | BR 6.0: affected BR 7.0: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-MR3420 | V2: affected V3: affected V4: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR1043ND | V2: affected V3: affected V4: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR1045ND | RU V2: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR840N | V2: affected V3: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR842N | V2: affected V3: affected V4: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR842ND | V2: affected V3: affected V4: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR845N | V1: affected V2: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR941ND | V5: affected V6: affected V6_220610: unaffected |
| TP-Link | TL-WR945N | V1: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WA801ND | V3: affected V4: affected |
| TP-Link | TL-WA901ND | V3: affected V4: affected V4_201030: unaffected V5: affected V5_201030: unaffected |
Added by CISA-ADP (Authorized Data Publisher)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| tp-link | tl-wr841n_firmware | 0 – before 12.0: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (36)
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:mr6400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wdr3600_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wdr4300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wdr3500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr710n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr740n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr741nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr743nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr749n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:mr3420_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr1043nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr1045nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr802n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr810n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr840n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr841hp_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr842n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr842nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr843n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr845n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr945n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-mr3020_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-mr3220_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wa701nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wa801nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_c1900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr902ac_firmware:1_160905:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_plus_firmware:6_170704:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wr941hp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr941nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:wa901nd_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MEDIUM — as published by Zero Day Initiative (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr841n/v12/#Firmware
- https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/5058/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1808/
- https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr841n/v12/#Firmware
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1808/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-50224
Source dates: published 2024-05-03, last changed 2026-09-03. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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