CVE-2020-5795

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 Medium 6.2

Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer A7(US)_V5_200721 allows an authenticated admin user, with physical access and network access, to execute arbitrary code after plugging a crafted USB drive into the router.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2020-5795

Assigner
vulnreport@tenable.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2020-11-06T15:15:12

Last Modified Date
2020-11-19T17:36:11

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-59	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator
		AND
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:archer_a7_firmware:200721:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:archer_a7:v5:::::::*	0	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
7.2

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
10

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
HIGH

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
6.2

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
0.3

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-60	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5795
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-5795

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:19:31				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 16:13:44	2020-11-06T15:15Z	2020-11-06T15:15:12	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 16:13:44		2020-11-19T17:36:11	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 16:13:44		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated