CVE-2019-20500

D-Link DWL-2600AP Access Point: Command Injection

As of , CVE-2019-20500 in D-Link DWL-2600AP Access Point is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 29 June 2023
US federal deadline
20 July 202321 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.97Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.00 on 29 June 2023EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
1 Exploit-DB entry
Fix
Vendor advice: supportannouncement.us.dlink.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

D-Link DWL-2600AP access point contains an authenticated command injection vulnerability via the Save Configuration functionality in the Web interface, using shell metacharacters in the admin.cgi?action=config_save configBackup or downloadServerip parameter.

CISA's description

D-Link DWL-2600AP 4.2.0.15 Rev A devices have an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability via the Save Configuration functionality in the Web interface, using shell metacharacters in the admin.cgi?action=config_save configBackup or downloadServerip parameter.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
5 March 2020
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 46841).
  2. The CVE record was published.
  3. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  4. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

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