{"id":"CVE-2018-15172","aliases":["EUVD-2018-7052","GHSA-j7jv-8w7c-6jr8"],"status":"published","title":"TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.","description":"TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.08195,"percentile":0.94909,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"published":"2018-08-15T17:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:42:10Z","exploits":[{"source":"exploitdb","id":"EDB-45203","title":"TP-Link WR840N 0.9.1 3.16 - Denial of Service (PoC)","type":"dos","platform":"hardware","date":"2018-08-16","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45203"}],"products":[{"vendor":"tp-link","product":"tl-wr840n_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45203/","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/tp-link-buffer-overflow-via-a-long-authorization-http-header-cve-2018-15172/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Permissions Required"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15172"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7jv-8w7c-6jr8"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2018-15172","description":"TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.","status":"published","published":"2018-08-15T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T09:46:25.334Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:03.825765Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2018-7052","description":"TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.","status":"published","published":"2018-08-15T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T09:46:25Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:39:44.728742Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-j7jv-8w7c-6jr8","title":"TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.","description":"TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-14T02:21:28Z","modified":"2023-02-02T05:06:00Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-119"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:52:13.176189Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2018-15172","description":"TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.","status":"published","published":"2018-08-15T17:29:02.597Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:42:10.29Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-119"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:04:36.842579Z"}]}}