CVE-2017-9542

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Published Jun 11, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 5.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

D-Link DIR-615 Wireless N 300 Router allows authentication bypass via a modified POST request to login.cgi. This issue occurs because it fails to validate the password field. Successful exploitation of this issue allows an attacker to take control of the affected device.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-615_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-615:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18473	D-Link DIR-615 Wireless N 300 Router allows authentication bypass via a modified POST request to login.cgi. This issue occurs because it fails to validate the password field. Successful exploitation of this issue allows an attacker to take control of the affected device.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.1% (5.073% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98992
https://twitter.com/tiger_tigerboy/status/873458088321220609
https://www.facebook.com/tigerBOY777/videos/1368513696568992/

History

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Subscriptions

D-link Dir-615 Firmware

Dlink Dir-615

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 11, 2017, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:11 PM
Reserved: Jun 11, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 11, 2017, 11:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:28 AM

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