A vulnerability has been found in TP-Link TL-WR841N v11, TL-WR842ND v2 and TL-WR494N v3. The vulnerability exists in the /userRpm/WlanNetworkRpm.htm file due to missing input parameter validation, which may lead to the buffer overflow to cause a crash of the web service and result in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The attack may be launched remotely. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from improper authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise.

A buffer overflow in the httpd daemon on TP-Link TL-WR841N V12 (firmware version 3.16.9) devices allows an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a GET request to the page for the System Tools of the Wi-Fi network. This affects TL-WR841 V12 TL-WR841N(EU)V12160624 and TL-WR841 V11 TL-WR841N(EU)V11160325 , TL-WR841NV11150616 and TL-WR841 V10 TL-WR841NV10150310 are also affected.