Check Point Advisories

TP-LINK TL-WR849N Authentication Bypass (CVE-2019-19143)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-2406
Date Published:	28 Nov 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Saturday 28 November, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-19143
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	TP-LINK TL-WR849N 0.9.1 4.16
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in TP-LINK TL-WR849N. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the TP-LINK TL-WR849N Authentication Bypass (CVE-2019-19143) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: TP-LINK TL-WR849N Authentication Bypass (CVE-2019-19143)