CVE-2019-6971 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 13.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR1043ND V2 devices. An attacker can send a cookie in an HTTP authentication packet to the router management web interface, and fully control the router without knowledge of the credentials.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 13.71% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-06-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tp-link | tl-wr1043nd |
| tp-link | tl-wr1043nd firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TP-Link TL-WR1043ND 2 - Authentication Bypass | 2019-10-10 |
References
- https://github.com/MalFuzzer/Vulnerability-Research/blob/master/TL-WR1043ND%20V2%20-%20TP-LINK/TL-WR1043ND_PoC.pdf
- https://twitter.com/MalFuzzer/status/1141269335685652480?s=19
- https://github.com/MalFuzzer/Vulnerability-Research/blob/master/TL-WR1043ND%20V2%20-%20TP-LINK/TL-WR1043ND_PoC.pdf
- https://twitter.com/MalFuzzer/status/1141269335685652480?s=19
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