THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-28143
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2021-28143

Dir 841 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
8.0
EPSS
32.0%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
/jsonrpc on D-Link DIR-841 3.03 and 3.04 devices allows authenticated command injection via ping, ping6, or traceroute (under System Tools).
Affected vendor
Dlink
Affected product
Dir 841 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2021-03-11

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 32.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-28143

  • Confirm whether Dlink Dir 841 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-28143.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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