CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-15633

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Published: Jul 23, 2020 | Modified: Apr 26, 2023
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DIR-867, DIR-878, and DIR-882 routers with firmware 1.20B10_BETA. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of HNAP requests. The issue results from incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the router. Was ZDI-CAN-10835.

Weakness

A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Dir-867_firmware D-link * 1.20b10 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References