Vulnerability · Published Apr 20, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-9277
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B B2 EU_4.01B devices. Authentication can be bypassed when accessing cgi modules. This allows one to perform administrative tasks (e.g., modify the admin password) with no authentication.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin x_refsource_MISC
- https://raelize.com/posts/d-link-dsl-2640b-security-advisories/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://raelize.com/advisories/CVE-2020-9277_D-Link-DSL-2640B_CGI-Authentication-bypass_v1.0.txt x_refsource_MISC