CVE-2017-8220 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting TP-Link C2 and C20i devices running firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n and earlier. An authenticated attacker can achieve remote code execution with a single HTTP request by injecting shell commands into the "host=" parameter within HTTP POST data. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical) due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, and its EPSS score is low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:c2_firmware:*:rel.37961n:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:c20i_firmware:*:rel.37961n:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.