What is CVE-2021-40655?

CVE-2021-40655 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2021-09-24.

Is CVE-2021-40655 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2021-40655 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-05-16), indicating it is being actively exploited. 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2021-40655

An informtion disclosure issue exists in D-LINK-DIR-605 B2 Firmware Version : 2.01MT. An attacker can obtain a user name and password by forging a post request to the / getcfg.php page

EPSS: 0.926 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-05-16. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-06-06.

Required action: This vulnerability affects legacy D-Link products. All associated hardware revisions have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) life cycle and should be retired and replaced per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Ostorlab/KEV

References

www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/ (x_refsource_MISC)
github.com/Ilovewomen/D-LINK-DIR-605/ (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40655?: CVE-2021-40655 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2021-09-24.
Is CVE-2021-40655 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2021-40655 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-05-16), indicating it is being actively exploited. 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.