CVE-2018-5708 EXPLOIT
8.0
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-601 B1 2.02NA devices. Being on the same local network as, but being unauthenticated to, the administrator's panel, a user can obtain the admin username and cleartext password in the response (specifically, the configuration file restore_default), which is displayed in XML.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.0 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.99% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-522 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-03-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dlink | dir-601 |
| dlink | dir-601 firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | DLink DIR-601 - Admin Password Disclosure | 2018-04-02 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/66
- https://securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10111
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44388/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/66
- https://securityadvisories.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10111
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44388/
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