CVE-2024-46340

TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_201214, TP-Link TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_200909, and TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_190219 was discovered to transmit user credentials in plaintext after executing a factory reset.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://security.iiita.ac.in/iot/factory-reset.docx
https://security.iiita.ac.in/iot/factory-reset.docx

Configurations

No configuration.

History

03 Apr 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~8.8~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.8

28 Jan 2025, 23:15

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Summary	~~(en) TP-Link TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_200909 and TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_190219 was discovered to transmit user credentials in plaintext after executing a factory reset.~~	(en) TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_201214, TP-Link TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_200909, and TL-WR845N(UN)_V4_190219 was discovered to transmit user credentials in plaintext after executing a factory reset.

11 Dec 2024, 15:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-12-10 20:15

Updated : 2025-04-03 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2024-46340

Mitre link : CVE-2024-46340

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-46340

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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9.8 /10