What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-12710?

CVE-2018-12710 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.0 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 76.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-12710?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-12710. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 76.5%.

Dir 601 Firmware CVE-2018-12710

HIGH

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (CWE-319)

2018-08-29 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure D-Link Dir 601 Firmware

8.0

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.0 HIGH

AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 29, 2018 - 19:29 nvd

HIGH 8.0

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-601 2.02NA devices. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-319. 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. Affected products include: Dlink Dir-601 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.