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CVE-2021-39615

Published: Aug 23, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-798
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 18.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

D-Link DSR-500N version 1.02 contains hard-coded credentials for undocumented user accounts in the '/etc/passwd' file.If an attacker succeeds in recovering the cleartext password of the identified hash value, he will be able to log in via SSH or Telnet and thus gain access to the underlying embedded Linux operating system on the device. Fixed in version 2.12/2. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-798

Affected Products

D-Link Corp.
commercial·TWaka dlink, d-link corporation, d-link international
DSR-500N
Networking Infrastructure
dsr-500n firmware
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
Initial Access
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References

https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10235
supportannouncement.us.dlink.com
https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/
dlink.com
https://www.nussko.com/advisories/advisory-2021-08-02.txt
nussko.com
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