CVE-2017-6896
Privilege escalation vulnerability on the DIGISOL DG-HR1400 1.00.02 wireless router enables an...
CVE-2017-6896 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Digisol Dg-hr1400 Router Firmware, published March 14, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.70%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.70%EPSS, 89th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability on the DIGISOL DG-HR1400 1.00.02 wireless router enables an attacker to escalate from user privilege to admin privilege just by modifying the Base64-encoded session cookie value.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | DIGISOL DG-HR1400 1.00.02 Wireless Router - Privilege Escalation | 2017-03-18 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Privilege escalation vulnerability on the DIGISOL DG-HR1400 1.00.02 wireless router enables an attacker to escalate from user privilege to admin privilege just by modifying the Base64-encoded session cookie value.
- Record
CVE-2017-6896- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-565
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Privilege escalation vulnerability on the DIGISOL DG-HR1400 1.00.02 wireless router enables an attacker to escalate from user privilege to admin privilege just by modifying the Base64-encoded session cookie value.
- Record
CVE-2017-6896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15950No score
Privilege escalation vulnerability on the DIGISOL DG-HR1400 1.00.02 wireless router enables an attacker to escalate from user privilege to admin privilege just by modifying the Base64-encoded session cookie value.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15950- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qxh-r3cq-86g7
Privilege escalation vulnerability on the DIGISOL DG-HR1400 1.00.02 wireless router enables an...
Privilege escalation vulnerability on the DIGISOL DG-HR1400 1.00.02 wireless router enables an attacker to escalate from user privilege to admin privilege just by modifying the Base64-encoded session cookie value.
- Record
GHSA-5qxh-r3cq-86g7- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-565
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
drive.google.com/file/d/0B6715xUqH18MX29uRlpaSVJ4OTA/view?usp=sharing
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/52
packetstormsecurity.com/files/141693/digisol-escalate.txt
exploit-db.com/exploits/41633
indrajithan.com/DIGISOL_router_previlage_escaltion
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6896
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5qxh-r3cq-86g7