THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-8861
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-8861

Dap 1330 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
6.5%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DAP-1330 1.10B01 BETA Wi-Fi range extenders. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of HNAP login requests. The issue results from the lack of proper handling of cookies. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the router. Was ZDI-CAN-9554.
Affected vendor
Dlink
Affected product
Dap 1330 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2020-02-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable from an adjacent 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 6.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-8861

  • Confirm whether Dlink Dap 1330 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-8861.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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