CVE-2020-15894 json
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02.
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-7868
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02. There exists an exposed administration function in getcfg.php, which can be used to call various services. It can be utilized by an attacker to retrieve various sensitive information, such as admin login credentials, by setting the value of _POST_SERVICES in the query string to DEVICE.ACCOUNT.
Patch / fix
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1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
References
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supportannouncement.us.dlink.com
/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10169
patch, vendor-advisory
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research.loginsoft.com
/bugs/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-the-d-link-firmware-dir-816l/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-15894
- NVD CVE-2020-15894
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