CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-14081

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Oct 09, 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
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-809 A1 through 1.09, A2 through 1.11, and Guest Zone through 1.09 devices. Device passwords, such as the admin password and the WPA key, are stored in cleartext.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Dir-809_a1_firmware D-link * 1.09 (including)
Dir-809_a2_firmware D-link * 1.11 (including)
Dir-809_guestzone_firmware D-link * 1.09 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References