CVE-2011-4723

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2022-09-08

Actively exploited. CVE-2011-4723 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-09-08) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

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

CSIRTS triage

What: The router stores cleartext passwords, allowing attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Who is affected: Users of the D-Link DIR-300 router.
Urgency: Immediate action is required as the vulnerability is actively exploited and classified as critical.
Action: Update the router firmware to secure password storage.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 86% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2011-4723: D-Link DIR-300 Router Cleartext Storage of a Password Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-09-08

External references

NVD record for CVE-2011-4723

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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