CVE-2020-15896 json
An authentication-bypass issue was discovered on D-Link DAP-1522 devices 1.4x before 1.10b04Beta02.
published 2020-07-22 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-7870
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An authentication-bypass issue was discovered on D-Link DAP-1522 devices 1.4x before 1.10b04Beta02. There exist a few pages that are directly accessible by any unauthorized user, e.g., logout.php and login.php. This occurs because of checking the value of NO_NEED_AUTH. If the value of NO_NEED_AUTH is 1, the user has direct access to the webpage without any authentication. By appending a query string NO_NEED_AUTH with the value of 1 to any protected URL, any unauthorized user can access the application directly, as demonstrated by bsc_lan.php?NO_NEED_AUTH=1.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
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supportannouncement.us.dlink.com
/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10169
patch, vendor-advisory
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research.loginsoft.com
/bugs/authentication-bypass-in-d-link-firmware-dap-1522/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-15896
- NVD CVE-2020-15896
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