What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-14081?

CVE-2018-14081 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.5%.

Dir 809 A1 Firmware CVE-2018-14081

CRITICAL

Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)

2018-10-09 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure D-Link Dir 809 A1 Firmware Dir 809 A2 Firmware Dir 809 Guestzone Firmware

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 09, 2018 - 17:29 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-809 A1 through 1.09, A2 through 1.11, and Guest Zone through 1.09 devices. Device passwords, such as the admin password and the WPA key, are stored in cleartext.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-809 A1 through 1.09, A2 through 1.11, and Guest Zone through 1.09 devices. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-809 A1 through 1.09, A2 through 1.11, and Guest Zone through 1.09 devices. Device passwords, such as the admin password and the WPA key, are stored in cleartext. Affected products include: D-Link Dir-809 A1 Firmware, D-Link Dir-809 A2 Firmware, D-Link Dir-809 Guestzone Firmware. Version information: through 1.09.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.