D-Link Routers Telnet Hard-Coded Creds Remote Cmd Injection
CVE-2024-45698 Published on September 16, 2024
D-Link WiFi router - OS Command Injection
Certain models of D-Link wireless routers do not properly validate user input in the telnet service, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to use hard-coded credentials to log into telnet and inject arbitrary OS commands, which can then be executed on the device.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-45698 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2024-45698 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-45698
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Affected Versions
D-Link DIR-X4860 A1:- Version 1.00 is affected.
- Version 1.04 is affected.
- Version 1.00 is affected.
- Version 1.04 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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