CVE-2018-12710

Exp

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-601 2.02NA devices. Being local to the network and having only "User" account (which is a low privilege account) access, an attacker can intercept the response from a POST request to obtain "Admin" rights due to the admin password being displayed in XML.

Published: 2018-08-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-12710 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 76.51%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +18.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-12710

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
45306 exploit_db edb 2018-08-30 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12710

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 58.47% 76.51% +18.04%
2 2026-03-15 59.49% 58.47% -1.03%
3 2025-11-21 — 59.49% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-12710

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.0 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.1 5.9 [email protected]
2.7 2.0 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 5.1 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-12710

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-12710

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dlink dir-601_firmware 2.02na cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-601_firmware:2.02na:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-12710

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/45 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45306/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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