What is CVE-2019-17512?

CVE-2019-17512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-412, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-17512?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dlink Dir-412

CVE-2019-17512

There are some web interfaces without authentication requirements on D-Link DIR-412 A1-1.14WW routers. An attacker can clear the router's log file via act=clear&logtype=sysact to log_clear.php, which could be used to erase attack traces.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.015 (71.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Dlink Dir-412
Dlink Dir-412_firmware — versions a1-1.14ww
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17512?: CVE-2019-17512 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-412, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-17512?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.