THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-28955
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2022-28955

Dir 816l Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
38.3%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
An access control issue in D-Link DIR816L_FW206b01 allows unauthenticated attackers to access folders folder_view.php and category_view.php.
Affected vendor
Dlink
Affected product
Dir 816l 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-287 — Improper Authentication
Published
2022-05-18

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 38.3% 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-2022-28955

  • Confirm whether Dlink Dir 816l Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-28955.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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