Vulnerability · Published Jun 17, 2024 · Assigned by twcert
CVE-2024-6045D-Link router - Hidden Backdoor
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity hard-coded credentials in E15 from D-Link. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 6.3% (higher than 94% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)6.3%top 6.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Certain models of D-Link wireless routers contain an undisclosed factory testing backdoor. Unauthenticated attackers on the local area network can force the device to enable Telnet service by accessing a specific URL and can log in by using the administrator credentials obtained from analyzing the firmware.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| D-Link | G403 | earlier – before 1.10.01 |
| D-Link | G415 | earlier – before 1.10.01 |
| D-Link | G416 | earlier – before 1.10.01 |
| D-Link | M18 | earlier – before 1.10.01 |
| D-Link | R03 | earlier – before 1.10.01 |
| D-Link | R04 | earlier – before 1.10.01 |
| D-Link | R12 | earlier – before 1.10.01 |
| D-Link | R18 | earlier – before 1.10.01 |
| D-Link | E30 | earlier – before 1.10.02 |
| D-Link | M30 | earlier – before 1.10.02 |
| D-Link | M32 | earlier – before 1.10.02 |
| D-Link | M60 | earlier – before 1.10.02 |
| D-Link | R32 | earlier – before 1.10.02 |
| D-Link | E15 | earlier – before 1.20.01 |
| D-Link | R15 | earlier – before 1.20.01 |
Weakness: CWE-912, CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-7879-da630-1.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-7880-629f5-2.html third-party-advisory
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10398 vendor-advisory