CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-10968

Insecure Default Initialization of Resource

Published: May 18, 2018 | Modified: Apr 26, 2023
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

On D-Link DIR-550A and DIR-604M devices through v2.10KR, a malicious user can use a default TELNET account to get unauthorized access to vulnerable devices, aka a backdoor access vulnerability.

Weakness

The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Dir-550a_firmware D-link * 2.10kr (including)

Extended Description

Developers often choose default values that leave the product as open and easy to use as possible out-of-the-box, under the assumption that the administrator can (or should) change the default value. However, this ease-of-use comes at a cost when the default is insecure and the administrator does not change it.

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