CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-10561
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Dasan GPON Routers Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — Dasan Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) Routers
Dasan GPON Routers contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. When combined with CVE-2018-10562, exploitation can allow an attacker to perform remote code execution.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-31
- Remediation due
- 2022-04-21
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10561
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2018-05-04
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
An issue was discovered on Dasan GPON home routers. It is possible to bypass authentication simply by appending "?images" to any URL of the device that requires authentication, as demonstrated by the /menu.html?images/ or /GponForm/diag_FORM?images/ URI. One can then manage the device.
Affected configurations
• dasannetworks gpon router firmware
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107053 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44576/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/critical-vulnerability-gpon-router/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107053 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44576/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/critical-vulnerability-gpon-router/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-10561 US Government Resource