CVE-2023-45208

Published: Oct 10, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-77

8.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

A command injection in the parsing_xml_stasurvey function inside libcgifunc.so of the D-Link DAP-X1860 repeater 1.00 through 1.01b05-01 allows attackers (within range of the repeater) to run shell commands as root during the setup process of the repeater, via a crafted SSID. Also, network names containing single quotes (in the range of the repeater) can result in a denial of service.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:AAttack Vector

Adjacent

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-77

Affected Products

D-Link Corp.

commercial·TWaka dlink, d-link international, d-link corporation

dap-1860 firmware

Networking Infrastructure

DAP-X1860

Networking Infrastructure

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/rt-sa-2023-006/-d-link-dap-x1860-remote-command-injection

redteam-pentesting.de

https://vuldb.com/?id.241616

vuldb.com

https://infobezopasnost.ru/blog/news/usilitel-signala-ot-d-link-stavit-pod-ugrozu-vse-ustrojstva-podklyuchennye-k-wi-fi/

infobezopasnost.ru

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News mentions

U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions – Krebs on Security
en-us·Krebs on Security·Sep 25, 2026

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