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CVE-2019-20217

Published: Jan 29, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-78
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.6%
Top 11.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

D-Link DIR-859 1.05 and 1.06B01 Beta01 devices allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the urn: to the M-SEARCH method in ssdpcgi() in /htdocs/cgibin, because SERVER_ID is mishandled. The value of the urn: service/device is checked with the strstr function, which allows an attacker to concatenate arbitrary commands separated by shell metacharacters.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

D-Link Corp.
commercial·TWaka dlink, d-link corporation, d-link international
DIR-859
Networking Infrastructure
dir-859 firmware
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20217
nvd.nist.gov
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10147
supportannouncement.us.dlink.com
https://medium.com/@s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-rce-unauthenticated-cve-2019-20216-cve-2019-20217-en-6bca043500ae
medium.com
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