CVE-2020-25078: D-Link DCS-2530L and DCS-2670L Devices Unspecified Vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
An issue was discovered on D-Link DCS-2530L before 1.06.01 Hotfix and DCS-2670L through 2.02 devices. The unauthenticated /config/getuser endpoint allows for remote administrator password disclosure.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by mitre, published 2020-09-02).
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: partial.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-08-05
- US federal deadline
- 2025-08-26
- Ransomware use
- Not known
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2025-12529, CNNVD-202009-083, CNVD-2020-52375, EUVD-2020-17770, GHSA-858v-pcfh-p8xg
VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:BRAVOWINGMAN
Exploit Observer links 9 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.
Exploit code and modules (9)
Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.
- Nuclei template: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-25078.yaml
- Code repository: https://github.com/chinayozz/cve-2020-25078
- Code repository: https://github.com/mzzdtot/cve-2020-25078
- Code repository: https://github.com/s0por/cve-2020-25078
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/nuclei/2020/CVE-2020-25078.yaml
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/nuclei/2020/CVE-2020-25078.yaml
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2020/CVE-2020-25078.rules
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2020/CVE-2020-25078.rules
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2020/CVE-2020-25078.rules
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (6)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2020-17770
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-858v-pcfh-p8xg
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25078
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25078
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202009-083
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2020-52375
30 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.975
very likely to be attacked soon - VEDAS
- 0.979
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2025-08-05
Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish. The vertical line is the day CISA added it to its exploited list.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated | version n/a | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
How to fix it
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor guidance:
- https://support.dlink.com/productinfo.aspx?m=DCS-2530L
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10180
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25078
How to detect it
Nuclei template (active check)
D-Link DCS-2530L - Vulnerability
An issue was discovered on D-Link DCS-2530L before 1.06.01 Hotfix and DCS-2670L through 2.02 devices. The unauthenticated /config/getuser endpoint allows for remote administrator password disclosure.
Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.
The template sends 1 request (GET /config/getuser?index=0); it decides using status, word matchers. Severity in the template: high. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.
Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:
nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2020-25078.yamlShow the template (40 lines)
id: CVE-2020-25078
info:
name: "D-Link DCS-2530L - Vulnerability"
author: vedas-arpsyndicate
severity: high
description: |
An issue was discovered on D-Link DCS-2530L before 1.06.01 Hotfix and DCS-2670L through 2.02 devices. The
unauthenticated /config/getuser endpoint allows for remote administrator password disclosure.
reference:
- https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2020-25078&match=exact
- https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=dlink&match=exact
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 7.5
cve-id: CVE-2020-25078
metadata:
verified: false
tags: cve,cve2020,dlink,kev,vkev,vuln
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/config/getuser?index=0"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
words:
- "name="
- "pass="
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/plain"
- type: status
status:
- 200
Suricata rules (network detection)
1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2020-25078 D-Link DCS-2530L - Vulnerability. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.
Show the rules
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2020-25078 D-Link DCS-2530L - Vulnerability"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/config/getuser"; nocase; fast_pattern; content:"index="; nocase; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2020-25078; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2020-25078&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=dlink&match=exact; sid:1011046; rev:1;)
CVE-2020-25078.rules on GitHub
References
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-25078 (government-resource)
Other references
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10180 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://twitter.com/Dogonsecurity/status/1273251236167516161 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://support.dlink.com/productinfo.aspx?m=DCS-2530L (product)
Other databases
Where this comes from
This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.