What is CVE-2002-1810?

CVE-2002-1810 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dwl-900ap\+, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2002-1810?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dlink Dwl-900ap\+

CVE-2002-1810

D-Link DWL-900AP+ Access Point 2.1 and 2.2 allows remote attackers to access the TFTP server without authentication and read the config.img file, which contains sensitive information such as the administrative password, the WEP encryption keys, and network configuration information.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2002-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dwl-900ap\+
Dlink Dwl-900ap\+ Firmware — versions 2.1, 2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/6015 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.iss.net/security_center/static/10424.php (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/296374 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-1810?: CVE-2002-1810 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dwl-900ap\+, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2002-1810?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.