CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2014-7857

Dns 322l Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
15.2%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
D-Link DNS-320L firmware before 1.04b12, DNS-327L before 1.03b04 Build0119, DNR-326 1.40b03, DNS-320B 1.02b01, DNS-345 1.03b06, DNS-325 1.05b03, and DNS-322L 2.00b07 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and log in with administrator permissions by passing the cgi_set_wto command in the cmd parameter, and setting the spawned session's cookie to username=admin.
Affected vendor
D Link
Affected product
Dns 322l Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
Published
2017-08-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 15.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-7857

  • Confirm whether D Link Dns 322l Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-7857.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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