Vulnerabilities > CVE-2024-45696 - Hidden Functionality vulnerability in Dlink Covr-X1870 Firmware and Dir-X4860 Firmware

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
low complexity
dlink
CWE-912

Summary

Certain models of D-Link wireless routers contain hidden functionality. By sending specific packets to the web service, the attacker can forcibly enable the telnet service and log in using hard-coded credentials. The telnet service enabled through this method can only be accessed from within the same local network as the device.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)