CVE-2018-5393 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in TP-LINK EAP Controller versions 2.5.3 and earlier, affecting TP-LINK's software for managing wireless access points. The vulnerability stems from the Java RMI service lacking authentication, allowing remote attackers to perform deserialization attacks. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this flaw permits unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java functions or bytecode, leading to full server control. Despite its critical severity and high EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tp-link:eap_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.5.3, <= 2.5.3CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:tp-link:eap_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.