[PT-2011-30] Disclosure of sensitive information in D-Link DIR-300 Router

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 (PT-2011-30) Positive Technologies Security Advisory

Disclosure of sensitive information in D-Link DIR-300 Router

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—[Vulnerable software]

Router management system for D-Link DIR-300

—[Severity level]

Severity level: Medium
Impact: Sensitive information disclosure
Access Vector: Remote
CVSS v2:
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:С/I:N/A:N)

CVE: not assigned

—[Software description]

A router management system for D-Link DIR-300.

—[Vulnerability description]

Positive Research Center has discovered that password hashing is not implemented in D-Link DIR-300 routers, which allows one to obtain passwords in plain text.

—[How to fix]

Update your software up to the latest version

—[Advisory status]

09.09.2011 - Vendor is notified
09.09.2011 - Vendor gets vulnerability details
19.09.2011 - Vendor releases fixed version and details
20.10.2011 - Public disclosure

—[Credits]

The vulnerability was detected by Sergey Scherbel, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)

—[References]

http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2011-30

Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:

http://www.ptsecurity.com/advisory1.aspx
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/

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