CVE-2021-40655 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-605 B2 Firmware Version 2.01MT, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to obtain usernames and passwords by forging a POST request to the /getcfg.php page. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to a high confidentiality impact. It is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its presence in CISA's KEV catalog, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, despite a lack of public Metasploit or ExploitDB modules.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.01mtCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-605l_firmware:2.01mt:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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.