D-Link DVA-2800/DSL-2888A 2.3 dhttpd authentication bypass

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6.4	$5k-$25k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in D-Link DVA-2800 and DSL-2888A 2.3. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component dhttpd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-288. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of D-Link DVA-2800 and DSL-2888A firmware version 2.3 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the dhttpd service, which listens on TCP port 8008 by default. The issue results from incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-10912.

The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-27863 since 10/27/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/28/2021).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Weak authentication
CWE: CWE-288
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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10/27/2020 CVE assigned
02/12/2021 +108 days Advisory disclosed
02/12/2021 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/28/2021 +16 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfoedit

Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-27863 (🔒)

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