CVE-2024-3871
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Delta Electronics DVW-W02W2-E2 devices expose a web administration interface to users. This interface implements multiple features that are affected by command injections and stack overflows vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation of these flaws would allow remote unauthenticated attackers to gain remote code execution with elevated privileges on the affected devices. This issue affects DVW-W02W2-E2 through version 2.5.2.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Delta Electronics DVW-W02W2-E2 wireless device web administration interface contains multiple critical vulnerabilities including command injection and stack overflow flaws. These allow remote unauthenticated attackers to achieve RCE with elevated privileges on the affected device.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelAccess the device web interface or check physical device labeling to confirm the exact model number is DVW-W02W2-E2Affected if The device model is Delta Electronics DVW-W02W2-E2
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Verify the web administration interface is enabledAttempt to access the device web interface on the default HTTP/HTTPS ports (typically 80/443 or custom ports configured during setup)Affected if The web administration interface is accessible and responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests
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Check the firmware versionLog into the web interface and navigate to the System, Status, or About page to view the firmware version; alternatively, check the device documentation for CLI or SNMP methods to retrieve firmware versionAffected if The installed firmware version is lower than 2.5.2 or the version cannot be determined
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Assess network exposure of the web interfaceReview network firewall rules, NAT configurations, and port forwards to determine if the web interface is exposed to untrusted networks or the public internetAffected if The web administration interface is reachable from untrusted networks or the internet without proper access controls
If the device is a DVW-W02W2-E2 with the web interface enabled and running firmware lower than version 2.5.2, or if the web interface is exposed to untrusted networks, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade DVW-W02W2-E2 firmware to a version beyond 2.5.2 when available; if no patch exists, isolate the device behind a firewall or disable the web interface to reduce attack surface.
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