Is CVE-2020-24578 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-24578 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-24578?

CVE-2020-24578 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-24578?

CVE-2020-24578 has an EPSS score of 1.85% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24578?

Upgrade dsl2888a firmware to au_2.31_v1.1.47ae55 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-24578

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2888A devices with firmware prior to AU_2.31_V1.1.47ae55. It has a misconfigured FTP service that allows a malicious network user to access system folders and download sensitive files (such as the password hash file).

CWE-427 CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

dsl2888a firmwareNVD

Affected:< au_2.31_v1.1.47ae55Fixed in:au_2.31_v1.1.47ae55CVE-2020-24578derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

trustwave.com

Third-Party Advisory1

trustwave.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.