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CVE-2024-5291

Published: May 23, 2024Updated: Aug 6, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-78
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.0%
Top 22.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

D-Link DIR-2150 GetDeviceSettings Target Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link DIR-2150 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SOAP API interface, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-21235.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
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-78

Affected Products

DIR-2150D-LinkNetworking Infrastructure
dir-2150 firmwaredlinkNetworking Infrastructure
DIR-2150D-Link Corp.Networking Infrastructure
d-linkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructure
dlinkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructure
d-link corp.commercialTWNetworking Infrastructureaka d-link corporation, d-link international

Exploitability

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-442/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-442/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10376
supportannouncement.us.dlink.com

Timeline

Published
May 23, 2024
Last Updated
Aug 6, 2025

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