CVE-2017-8218

moderate-risk
Published 2017-04-25

vsftpd on TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n has a backdoor admin account with the 1234 password, a backdoor guest account with the guest password, and a backdoor test account with the test password.

Do I need to act?

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0.90% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

C2 Firmware
C20I Firmware

Affected Vendors

Tp-Link

References (2)

Exploit https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-09-tplink-c2-and-c20i-vulnerable.html
Exploit https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-09-tplink-c2-and-c20i-vulnerable.html
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low