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TI-2012-04784 Aliases CVE-2012-5687GHSA-wg7c-4w5w-r4pv

Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management feature on the TP-LINK…

Priority HIGH 71CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.68716 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr841n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.13.9VulnerableTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr841n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr841n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.13.9 Vulnerable ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5687
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wg7c-4w5w-r4pv

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2012-05121 Directory traversal vulnerability in the web-based management interface on the TP-LINK… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2012-05136 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the TP-LINK TL-WR841N router with… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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