CVE-2020-15894

Description

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02. There exists an exposed administration function in getcfg.php, which can be used to call various services. It can be utilized by an attacker to retrieve various sensitive information, such as admin login credentials, by setting the value of _POST_SERVICES in the query string to DEVICE.ACCOUNT.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.69% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory dlink.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10169 patch vendor advisory
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-the-d-link-firmware-dir-816l/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15894?
CVE-2020-15894 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-15894?
To fix CVE-2020-15894, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-15894 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-15894 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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