D-Link DI-804 router "Remote Administration" allows remote attacker to obtain device information

dlink-admin-device-information (9969) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

A vulnerability regarding the lack of authentication when "remote administration" is enabled could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Device information and Device status pages to obtain sensitive information, such as the WAN IP address, MAC address for LAN/WAN interface, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) logs.

Platforms Affected:

  • D-Link, D-Link DI-804 router 4.68

Remedy:

No remedy available as of November 22, 2008.

Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Aug 22 2002 - 15:22:05 CDT, Re: possible exploit: D-Link DI-804 unauthorized DHCP releasefrom WAN at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0232.html.
  • BID-5544: D-Link Remote Administration Arbitrary DHCP Address Release Vulnerability
  • BID-5553: D-Link Remote Administration Information Leakage Vulnerability
  • CVE-2002-1069: The remote administration capability for the D-Link DI-804 router 4.68 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and release DHCP addresses or obtain sensitive information via a direct web request to the pages (1) release.htm, (2) Device Status, or (3) Device Information.

Reported:

Aug 22, 2002

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