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CVE-2012-5687
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management feature on the TP-LINK TL-WR841N router with firmware 3.13.9 build 120201…
High7.8EPSS 68.7%
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management feature on the TP-LINK TL-WR841N router with firmware 3.13.9 build 120201 Rel.54965n and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to the help/ URI.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 68.7% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117749/TP-LINK-TL-WR841N-Local-File-Inclusion.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20121031 [BUGTRAQ]Security Advisory - TP-LINK TL-WR841N LFI - [UPDATE] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- tplink-url-file-include(79662) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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