CVE-2019-18852
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 75th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Certain D-Link devices have a hardcoded Alphanetworks user account with TELNET access because of /etc/config/image_sign or /etc/alpha_config/image_sign. This affects DIR-600 B1 V2.01 for WW, DIR-890L A1 v1.03, DIR-615 J1 v100 (for DCN), DIR-645 A1 v1.03, DIR-815 A1 v1.01, DIR-823 A1 v1.01, and DIR-842 C1 v3.00.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 75th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 1837 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- dir-600 b1 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- dir-615 j1 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- dir-645 a1 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- dir-815 a1 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- dir-823 a1 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- dir-842 c1 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- dir-890l a1 firmwareNetworking Infrastructure
- DIR-600 B1Networking Infrastructure
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- CollectionT1557Adversary-in-the-Middlehigh confidence
- Credential AccessT1040Network Sniffinghigh confidence
Sources
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