D-Link DIR-X4860 A1/COVR-X1870 Telnet Service backdoor

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in D-Link DIR-X4860 A1 and COVR-X1870 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Telnet Service. Performing a manipulation results in backdoor. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-45696. The attack must originate from the local network. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-X4860 A1 and COVR-X1870 (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Telnet Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a backdoor vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-912. The product contains functionality that is not documented, not part of the specification, and not accessible through an interface or command sequence that is obvious to the product's users or administrators. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Certain models of D-Link wireless routers contain hidden functionality. By sending specific packets to the web service, the attacker can forcibly enable the telnet service and log in using hard-coded credentials. The telnet service enabled through this method can only be accessed from within the same local network as the device.

It is possible to read the advisory at twcert.org.tw. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-45696 since 09/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for 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 09/20/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1588.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Class: Backdoor
CWE: CWE-912
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Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

09/05/2024 🔍
09/16/2024 +11 days 🔍
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09/20/2024 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: twcert.org.tw
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-45696 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-45696
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277539

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2024 10:30
Updated: 09/20/2024 06:55
Changes: 09/16/2024 10:30 (18), 09/16/2024 10:33 (35), 09/16/2024 11:28 (11), 09/20/2024 06:55 (1)
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Committer: sany
Cache ID: 216::103

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