# CVE-2024-9284: TP-LINK TL-WR841ND popupSiteSurveyRpm.htm stack-based overflow

> Remote attackers can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in the site survey interface to execute arbitrary code on TP-LINK TL-WR841ND routers.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-crxf-g2j7-6h5p

## What is CVE-2024-9284?

CVE-2024-9284 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in TP-LINK TL-WR841ND, published on 27 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in TP-LINK TL-WR841ND up to 20240920. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /userRpm/popupSiteSurveyRpm.htm. The manipulation of the argument ssid leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9284?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tp-Link Tl-Wr841nd Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9284 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9284 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in TP-LINK TL-WR841ND

- [CVE-2025-25897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25897/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-25898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25898/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-25901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25901/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9284 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9284 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in TP-LINK TL-WR841ND, published on 27 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9284 exists.

Affected product: TP-LINK TL-WR841ND. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9284/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9284/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9284
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9284
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9284

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9284/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.