CVE-2020-27863

MEDIUM

D-Link DVA-2800 and DSL-2888A - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure via dhttpd Service

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of D-Link DVA-2800 and DSL-2888A routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the dhttpd service, which listens on TCP port 8008 by default. The issue results from incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-10912.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1427/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0222
EPSS Percentile 84.7%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-287 CWE-288
Status published
Products (2)
dlink/dsl-2888a_firmware 2.30_au
dlink/dva-2800_firmware 2.30_au
Published Feb 12, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026