CVE-2024-38438 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CWE-294) affecting D-Link DSL-225 routers and their firmware, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access via capture-replay. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal, indicating low public awareness at this time.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
gem_1.00.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dsl-225_firmware:gem_1.00.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.