The affected TP-Link Aginet devices contain a flaw in the web management interface where authentication
checks are not consistently enforced on certain endpoints. An attacker can send
specially crafted requests to bypass authentication and directly invoke
privileged functionality without valid credentials. This issue arises from
improper enforcement of access control mechanisms on sensitive operations.
Successful
exploitation may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute privileged
operations and gain full control of the device.
Credits
Gerhard Hechenberger, Stefan Schweighofer, Constantin Schieber-Knoebl from the SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab
