Use of hard-coded credentials in DIR-3040 - CVE-2021-21820
Published: July 16, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54936
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21820
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: D-Link
Affected software:
DIR-3040
DIR-3040
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code in the Libcli Test Environment functionality. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-21820
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.