CVE-2020-8864

HIGH

D-Link DIR-867,DIR-878,DIR-882 <1.10B04 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DIR-867, DIR-878, and DIR-882 routers with firmware 1.10B04. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of HNAP login requests. The issue results from the lack of proper handling of empty passwords. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the router. Was ZDI-CAN-9471.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-268/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.8022
EPSS Percentile 99.6%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-697
Status published
Products (3)
dlink/dir-867_firmware < 1.10b04
dlink/dir-878_firmware < 1.20b03
dlink/dir-882_firmware < 1.10b04
Published Mar 23, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026