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CVE-2018-15172

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-08-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.

Affected products

• TP-Link Tl-Wr840N Firmware: 0.9.1

References

• https://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/tp-link-buffer-overflow-via-a-long-authorization-http-header-cve-2018-15172/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45203/
• https://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/tp-link-buffer-overflow-via-a-long-authorization-http-header-cve-2018-15172/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45203/

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