THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-24577
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-24577

Dsl 2888a Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
19.1%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2888A devices with firmware prior to AU_2.31_V1.1.47ae55. The One Touch application discloses sensitive information, such as the hashed admin login password and the Internet provider connection username and cleartext password, in the application's response body for a /tmp/var/passwd or /tmp/home/wan_stat URI.
Affected vendor
Dlink
Affected product
Dsl 2888a Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Published
2021-01-08

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.

Its EPSS score of 19.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-24577

  • Confirm whether Dlink Dsl 2888a Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-24577.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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