7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-9544
D-Link DSL-2640B Unauthenticated Firmware Update Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2640B E1 EU_1.01 devices. The administrative interface doesn't perform authentication checks for a firmware-update POST request. Any attacker that can access the administrative interface can install firmware of their choice.

INFO

Published Date :

March 5, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9544 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 D-link dsl-2640b_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://ktln2.org/2020/03/05/cve-2020-9544/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9544 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-287 CWE-306
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://ktln2.org/2020/03/05/cve-2020-9544/ No Types Assigned https://ktln2.org/2020/03/05/cve-2020-9544/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin No Types Assigned https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dsl-2640b_firmware:e1_eu_1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:d-link:dsl-2640b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.00%

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0.44373

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