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CVE-2017-14417: D-Link Dir 850l Firmware: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
CVE-2017-14417 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists D-Link Dir 850l Firmware as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
register_send.php on D-Link DIR-850L REV. B (with firmware through FW208WWb02) devices does not require authentication, which can result in unintended enrollment in mydlink Cloud Services.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.1 9.8: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Affected products
- D-Link Dir 850l Firmware: up to and including fw208wwb02