An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1.02, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through…

published 2018-10-17 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-2893

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 12.5%; EPSS 12.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

An issue was discovered on D-Link DWR-116 through 1.06, DIR-140L through 1.02, DIR-640L through 1.02, DWR-512 through 2.02, DWR-712 through 2.02, DWR-912 through 2.02, DWR-921 through 2.02, and DWR-111 through 1.01 devices. The administrative password is stored in plaintext in the /tmp/csman/0 file. An attacker having a directory traversal (or LFI) can easily get full router access.

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Timeline

2018-10-12 First public exploit (EDB-45677)
2018-10-17 Published

Exploit prediction

12.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-45677 D-Link Routers - Plaintext Password webapps, 2018-10-12
seclists.org https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/36 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
sploit.tech http://sploit.tech/2018/10/12/D-Link.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/36
mailing-list, exploit, third-party-advisory
sploit.tech /2018/10/12/D-Link.html
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-10824
NVD CVE-2018-10824

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