CVE-2018-12710 Information disclosure in n/a
A local attacker can intercept network traffic to reveal the admin password in XML, allowing privilege escalation to administrator on D-Link DIR-601 routers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12710?
CVE-2018-12710 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-601 2.02NA devices. Being local to the network and having only "User" account (which is a low privilege account) access, an attacker can intercept the response from a POST request to obtain "Admin" rights due to the admin password being displayed in XML.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12710?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dlink Dir-601 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12710?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12710 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-12710 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12710 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wr7-m75g-xc37.