Medium severity · published Aug 22, 2023
CVE-2023-38908
An issue in TPLink Smart Bulb Tapo series L530 before 1.2.4, L510E before 1.1.0, L630 before 1.0.4, P100 before 1.5.0, and Tapo Application 2.8.14 allows a remote attacker to…
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue in TPLink Smart Bulb Tapo series L530 before 1.2.4, L510E before 1.1.0, L630 before 1.0.4, P100 before 1.5.0, and Tapo Application 2.8.14 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the TSKEP authentication function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TA
Tapo · Tp-link
2.8.14 · source: NVD
TL
Tapo L530e Firmware · Tp-link
1.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38908
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38908
Third Party Advisory
https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.09019
Technical Description
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2308.09019.pdf
www.dmi.unict.it
https://www.dmi.unict.it/giamp/smartbulbscanbehackedtohackintoyourhousehold/
www.scitepress.org
https://www.scitepress.org/Papers/2023/120929/120929.pdf
Third Party Advisory
https://www.scitepress.org/PublicationsDetail.aspx?ID=X/auBv7JrSo=&t=1
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