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GSD-2018-10561

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22

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An issue was discovered on Dasan GPON home routers. It is possible to bypass authentication simply by appending "?images" to any URL of the device that requires authentication, as demonstrated by the /menu.html?images/ or /GponForm/diag_FORM?images/ URI. One can then manage the device.

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CVE-2018-10561

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CVE-2018-10561

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CVE-2018-10561 (GCVE-0-2018-10561)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-04 03:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45

Summary

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-03 15:41 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2316 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

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https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/critical-vulnerabi…	x_refsource_MISC
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Date Public

2018-05-03 00:00

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