CVE-2011-4723

D-Link DIR-300 Router: Cleartext Storage of a Password

As of , CVE-2011-4723 in D-Link DIR-300 Router is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 8 September 2022
US federal deadline
29 September 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.03Higher than 87% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.01 on 8 September 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: www.dlink.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

The D-Link DIR-300 router stores cleartext passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information.

CISA's description

The D-Link DIR-300 router stores cleartext passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
20 December 2011
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
5.7 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-312
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CWE-310
Cryptographic Issues
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

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