CVE-2018-12710

HIGH

D-Link DIR-601 2.02NA - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-12710. PoCs published by Kevin Randall.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an information disclosure vulnerability in DLink DIR-601 routers (Firmware 2.02NA) where a low-privilege 'User' account can intercept an XML response containing the admin password. The PoC involves intercepting a POST request to 'my_cgi.cgi' and capturing the admin credentials in the response.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Kevin Randall · textwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45306

This exploit demonstrates an information disclosure vulnerability in DLink DIR-601 routers (Firmware 2.02NA) where a low-privilege 'User' account can intercept an XML response containing the admin password. The PoC involves intercepting a POST request to 'my_cgi.cgi' and capturing the admin credentials in the response.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: DLink DIR-601 Firmware 2.02NA
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local network access · Valid 'User' account credentials
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/45
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45306/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.0
EPSS 0.7651
EPSS Percentile 99.5%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-319
Status published
Products (1)
dlink/dir-601_firmware 2.02na
Published Aug 29, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026