Authentication Bypass in Tp Link Nc250 Firmware (CVE-2017-10796)
Summary
Authentication bypass in Tp Link Nc250 Firmware (CVE-2017-10796). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
On TP-Link NC250 devices with firmware through 1.2.1 build 170515, anyone can view video and audio without authentication via an rtsp://admin@yourip:554/h264_hd.sdp URL.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-10796 has been found in Tp Link Nc250 Firmware.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Tp Link Nc250 Firmware CVE-2017-10796" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-10796 (Tp Link Nc250 Firmware) — CWE-287 / CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: adjacent-network / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Authentication bypass (CWE-287) exists in Tp Link Nc250 Firmware.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Tp Link Nc250 Firmware.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Tp Link Nc250 Firmware を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory gist.github.com