CVE-2023-50225 — TP-Link TL-WR902AC dm_fillObjByStr Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execu

TP-Link TL-WR902AC dm_fillObjByStr Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR902AC routers. Authentication is required to exploit this v

01What is this vulnerability?

TP-Link TL-WR902AC dm_fillObjByStr Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR902AC routers. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
TP-Link	TL	WR902AC — 0.9.1 0.3 v008a.0 Build 211025 Rel.76009n(5553)

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-05-03T02:14:43.626Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-18T18:30:35.503Z

09References

• www.zerodayinitiative.com — https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1809/
• www.tp-link.com — https://www.tp-link.com/ca/support/download/tl-wr902ac/v3/#Firmware