TI-2017-06945 Aliases CVE-2017-9542 GHSA-87p8-v7c2-7pr3

D-Link DIR-615 Wireless N 300 Router allows authentication bypass via a modified POST…

MEDIUM 50CWE-287Published 2017-06-11 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

D-Link DIR-615 Wireless N 300 Router allows authentication bypass via a modified POST request to login.cgi. This issue occurs because it fails to validate the password field. Successful exploitation of this issue allows an attacker to take control of the affected device.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05073 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-615_firmware::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	D-Link
cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-615:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	D-Link Japan K.K.

cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-615_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·D-Link
cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-615:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·D-Link Japan K.K.

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9542
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87p8-v7c2-7pr3

References

Advisory 1

https://twitter.com/tiger_tigerboy/status/873458088321220609

Other 1

https://www.facebook.com/tigerBOY777/videos/1368513696568992/

TI-2017-05052 D-Link DIR-615 HW: T1 FW:20.09 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-07373 D-Link DIR-615 2.5.17 devices allow Remote Code Execution via shell metacharacters in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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