CVE-2023-23040

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Published Feb 22, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_firmware:6_3.19.1:180119:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr940n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27140	TP-Link router TL-WR940N V6 3.19.1 Build 180119 uses a deprecated MD5 algorithm to hash the admin password used for basic authentication.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.362% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://midist0xf.medium.com/tl-wr940n-uses-weak-md5-hashing-algorithm-ae7b589860d2
https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/tl-wr940n/#Firmware

History

Mar 12, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Tp-link Tl-wr940n Tl-wr940n Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-327

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 8:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 22, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 8:48 PM
Reserved: Jan 11, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:28 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:28 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 22, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

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