CVE-2018-6213 describes a critical hardcoded administrator password vulnerability in specific ISP-customized firmware versions of D-Link DIR-620 routers. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full control over affected devices due to a static "anonymous" password for the admin account. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| 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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.