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CVE-2015-5999

Published: Nov 18, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.2%
Top 13.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
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

dir-816l firmwaredlinkNetworking Infrastructure
n/an/a
dlinkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructure

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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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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Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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