CVE-2021-40655

dlink dir-605l_firmware, dlink dir-605l

Published 24 Sept 2021 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.5 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 16 May 2024, with a remediation deadline of 6 Jun 2024 for US federal agencies.

Required action: This vulnerability affects legacy D-Link products. All associated hardware revisions have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) life cycle and should be retired and replaced per vendor instructions.

Description

An informtion disclosure issue exists in D-LINK-DIR-605 B2 Firmware Version : 2.01MT. An attacker can obtain a user name and password by forging a post request to the / getcfg.php page

References

github.com/Ilovewomen/D-LINK-DIR-605/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/ · Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-40655 · US Government Resource