CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1827

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the D-Link DSL-504T router allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by making a direct request to the firmwarecfg resource. The attacker can then upgrade firmware, restart the device, or restore a saved configuration.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves the possibility of an unauthorized attacker gaining full control over the router, which can lead to network integrity compromise, service disruption, or permanent configuration damage.

Recommendation

Immediately update the router firmware to the latest available version and restrict access to the management interface only from trusted IP addresses.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

D-Link DSL-504T allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges, such as upgrade firmware, restart the router or restore a saved configuration, via a direct request to firmwarecfg.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS