CVE-2018-20675 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting specific D-Link DIR-series routers, including models like the DIR-822, DIR-850L, and DIR-880L, across various firmware versions. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.8 CVSSv3.1, allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain full control over the device without requiring user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or readily available public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.10b06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-822_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.10b06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-822-us_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.21b07CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-850l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.21b01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-850l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.22b02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-850l_firmware:2.22b02:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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