CVE-2018-6212 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in specific ISP-customized firmware versions of D-Link DIR-620 routers, stemming from insufficient input validation in the "Search" field. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, including reports of a separate backdoor account in these devices.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-620_firmware:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-620_firmware:1.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-620_firmware:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-620_firmware:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-620_firmware:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.