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TP-LINK TL-WDR3500
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Replacement firmware
Replace router software with a customizable system for network controls and community packages.
How to get started
Follow the guide for your exact router version. The first installation may use its web interface, recovery mode or a serial connection.
- Setup
- Firmware replacement; route varies by router
- You’ll need
- Exact hardware revision, an appropriate OpenWrt release and its model-specific installation guide.
- v1
- Get OpenWrt firmware Release listed · 25.12.6
- v1
- Open hardware record Release listed · 25.12.5
Recorded configuration: 8 MB flash; 128 MB RAM
- First installation
- GUI OEM; U-Boot TFTP recovery
Features & details
Check the project and hardware shown for each feature.
Device details
tp-link tl-wdr3500 v1 — device documentation (github.com)Device details — v1 — Source documentation (openwrt.org)
- Hardware revision
- v1
Device details
TP-LINK TL-WDR3500 — TechInfoDepot (github.com)TP-LINK TL-WDR3500 — WikiDevi (github.com)
- Hardware revision
- v1.0
OpenWrt · v1
- Installation routes recorded
- GUI OEM, U-Boot TFTP recovery
- Recovery routes recorded
- U-Boot TFTP recovery
- Availability recorded by source
- Discontinued 2015
Hardware details
Documented hardware
tp-link tl-wdr3500 v1 — device documentation (github.com)TP-LINK TL-WDR3500 — TechInfoDepot (github.com)TP-LINK TL-WDR3500 — WikiDevi (github.com)Documented hardware — v1 — Source documentation (openwrt.org)
- Processor
- Atheros AR9344
- Hardware revision
- v1
- Board identifier
- 2050500255
- Hardware revision
- v1.0
- Wi-Fi chip
- Atheros AR9582
- Flash
- 8 MB
- Processor / Wi-Fi
- Atheros AR9344
- Memory
- 128 MB
Security
Saved scan
From our saved security research.
Model advisories
Selected highlightsPrioritized by known exploitation, severity, then date.
TP-LINK TL-WDR3500
Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317, C7 (2.0) with firmware before 150304, and C8 (1.0) with firmware before 150316, Archer C9 (1.0),…
- Affected firmware
- Version details in source scope
- Fix
- Fix details in the linked record
Details and sources
Directory traversal vulnerability in TP-LINK Archer C5 (1.2) with firmware before 150317, C7 (2.0) with firmware before 150304, and C8 (1.0) with firmware before 150316, Archer C9 (1.0), TL-WDR3500 (1.0), TL-WDR3600 (1.0), and TL-WDR4300 (1.0) with firmware before 150302, TL-WR740N (5.0) and TL-WR741ND (5.0) with firmware before 150312, and TL-WR841N (9.0), TL-WR841N (10.0), TL-WR841ND (9.0), and TL-WR841ND (10.0) with firmware before 150310 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PATH_INFO to login/.
TL-WDR3500
TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Affected firmware
- V2
- Fix
- Fix details in the linked record
Details and sources
TP-Link TL-WR841N dropbearpwd Improper Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from improper authentication. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-19899.