CVE-2021-31659
Published: 10 June 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-31659 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Tp-Link Tl-Sg2005 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 28.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-18546
Vulnerability details
TP-Link TL-SG2005, TL-SG2008, etc. 1.0.0 Build 20180529 Rel.40524 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF). All configuration information is placed in the URL, without any additional token authentication information. A malicious link opened by the switch administrator may cause…
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the password of the switch to be modified and the configuration file to be tampered with.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.