What is CVE-2020-24578?

CVE-2020-24578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dsl2888a, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-24578?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-24578 known to be exploited?

10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Dlink Dsl2888a

CVE-2020-24578

An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2888A devices with firmware prior to AU_2.31_V1.1.47ae55. It has a misconfigured FTP service that allows a malicious network user to access system folders and download sensitive files (such as the password hash file).

EPSS: 0.018 (76.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24578?: CVE-2020-24578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dsl2888a, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-24578?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24578 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.