CVE-2017-12943
D-Link DIR-600 Rev Bx devices with v2.x firmware allow remote attackers to read passwords via a model/__show_info.php?REQUIRE_FILE= absolute path traversal attack, as demonstrated by discovering the admin password.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
D-Link DIR-600 Rev Bx devices with v2.x firmware allow remote attackers to read passwords via a model/__show_info.php?REQUIRE_FILE= absolute path traversal attack, as demonstrated by discovering the admin password.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 39.22% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 29 August 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- dlink/dir-600 b1 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 39.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://jithindkurup.tumblr.com/post/165218785974/d-link-dir-600-authentication-bypass-absoluteThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42581/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeNOJORAQsQExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://jithindkurup.tumblr.com/post/165218785974/d-link-dir-600-authentication-bypass-absoluteThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42581/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeNOJORAQsQExploit, Third Party Advisory
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