5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-27342
D-Link DIR-842 Telnetd Authentication Bypass
Description

An authentication brute-force protection mechanism bypass in telnetd in D-Link Router model DIR-842 firmware version 3.0.2 allows a remote attacker to circumvent the anti-brute-force cool-down delay period via a timing-based side-channel attack

INFO

Published Date :

May 17, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 24, 2021, 8:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-27342 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-27342 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 Dlink dir-842e_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-27342.

URL Resource
https://blog.whtaguy.com/2021/05/d-link-router-cve-2021-27342.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/guywhataguy/D-Link-CVE-2021-27342-exploit/blob/main/dlink-telnet-exploit-CVE-2021-27342.py Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10225 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

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Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 7 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

Exploit for CVE-2021-27342 vulnerability (telnet authentication brute-force protection bypass)

Python

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
13 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : May 15, 2021, 1:22 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-27342 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-27342 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.whtaguy.com/2021/05/d-link-router-cve-2021-27342.html No Types Assigned https://blog.whtaguy.com/2021/05/d-link-router-cve-2021-27342.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/guywhataguy/D-Link-CVE-2021-27342-exploit/blob/main/dlink-telnet-exploit-CVE-2021-27342.py No Types Assigned https://github.com/guywhataguy/D-Link-CVE-2021-27342-exploit/blob/main/dlink-telnet-exploit-CVE-2021-27342.py Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10225 No Types Assigned https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10225 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-203
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-842e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-842e:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-27342 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.32 }} 0.04%

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0.67398

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