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GHSA-PXM5-G8XH-GCPM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-22 18:30 – Updated: 2023-03-03 15:30

Details

TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-23040"
  ],
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    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-02-22T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.",
  "id": "GHSA-pxm5-g8xh-gcpm",
  "modified": "2023-03-03T15:30:24Z",
  "published": "2023-02-22T18:30:33Z",
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    {
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23040"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://midist0xf.medium.com/tl-wr940n-uses-weak-md5-hashing-algorithm-ae7b589860d2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr940n/#Firmware"
    }
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2023-23040 (GCVE-0-2023-23040)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-12 20:48

Summary

TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

	https://midist0xf.medium.com/tl-wr940n-uses-weak-…
	https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr…

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GHSA-PXM5-G8XH-GCPM

CVE-2023-23040 (GCVE-0-2023-23040)

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