CVE-2025-6983Network attack vector

Unintended management actions via hidden UI frames

Published Jul 16, 2025 · Updated Jul 16, 2025

Clickjacking in the TP-Link Archer C1200 web management page through 1.1.5 allows attackers to induce unintended actions. The page permits rendering within attacker-controlled UI layers or frames, concealing management controls beneath deceptive content. A user must already be logged in and visit a malicious page; induced interactions can alter router settings, with no reported data disclosure or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Clickjacking in the TP-Link Archer C1200 web management page through 1.1.5 allows attackers to induce unintended actions. The page permits rendering within attacker-controlled UI layers or frames, concealing management controls beneath deceptive content. A user must already be logged in and visit a malicious page; induced interactions can alter router settings, with no reported data disclosure or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-6983
Published
Jul 16, 2025
Updated
Jul 16, 2025
Vendor
TP-Link
Product
Archer C1200
Classifications
CWE-1021, CAPEC-103
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

TP-Link · Archer C1200version=0 <=1.1.5

Published CVSS scores

5.1TP-Link System Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1021Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
CAPEC-103Clickjacking

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