What is CVE-2018-17881?

CVE-2018-17881 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-link Dir-823g_firmware, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2018-17881?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in D-link Dir-823g_firmware

CVE-2018-17881

On D-Link DIR-823G 2018-09-19 devices, the GoAhead configuration allows /HNAP1 SetPasswdSettings commands without authentication to trigger an admin password change.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

D-link Dir-823g_firmware
Dlink Dir-823g
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17881?: CVE-2018-17881 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-link Dir-823g_firmware, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-17881?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.