Is CVE-2020-24579 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-24579 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-24579?

CVE-2020-24579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-24579?

CVE-2020-24579 has an EPSS score of 10.00% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24579?

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

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-24579

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered on D-Link DSL-2888A devices with firmware prior to AU_2.31_V1.1.47ae55. An unauthenticated attacker could bypass authentication to access authenticated pages and functionality.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

dsl2888a firmwareNVD

Affected:< au_2.31_v1.1.47ae55Fixed in:au_2.31_v1.1.47ae55CVE-2020-24579derived 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

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

10.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

trustwave.com

Third-Party Advisory1

trustwave.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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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.