CVE-2015-5999

Published: Nov 18, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352

6.8MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router with firmware before 2.06.B09_BETA allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the admin password, (2) change the network policy, or (3) possibly have other unspecified impact via crafted requests to hedwig.cgi and pigwidgeon.cgi.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

dlink

commercial·TW

dir-816l firmware

Networking Infrastructure

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/SECURITY_ADVISEMENTS/DIR-816L/DIR-816L_REVB_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_2.06.B09_BETA_EN.PDF

ftp2.dlink.com

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134379/D-Link-DIR-816L-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html

packetstormsecurity.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/45

seclists.org

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