D-Link DIR-300 Router Cleartext Storage of a Password Vulnerability
The D-Link DIR-300 router stores cleartext passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.
Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST
Exploitation signals 2 / 5
- KEV catalog (CISA)08 Sept 2022
- Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)08 Sept 2022
- Used by ransomwareno
- EPSS above 10 %3.1%
- No account, over the networkno
What to do
Fix
Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.
CISA guidance: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Meanwhile
Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.
Manufacturers (CRA)
Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained
Affected products
Open source packages OSV
Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.
Timeline
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Published
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Exploitation reported (ENISA)
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Added to the KEV catalog
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CISA remediation due date
References
Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor
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- CVE-2020-25079D-Link DCS-2530L and DCS-2670L Command Injection Vulnerability6.9 · Background exploitation
- CVE-2020-25078D-Link DCS-2530L and DCS-2670L Devices Unspecified Vulnerability8.3 · Background exploitation
- CVE-2024-0769D-Link DIR-859 Router Path Traversal Vulnerability7.0 · Background exploitation