CVE-2023-25280

D-Link DIR-820 Router: OS Command Injection

As of , CVE-2023-25280 in D-Link DIR-820 Router 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 30 September 2024
US federal deadline
21 October 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.98Higher 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 30 September 2024EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: supportannouncement.us.dlink.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

D-Link DIR-820 routers contain an OS command injection vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to escalate privileges to root via a crafted payload with the ping_addr parameter to ping.ccp.

CISA's description

OS Command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR820LA1_FW105B03 allows attackers to escalate privileges to root via a crafted payload with the ping_addr parameter to ping.ccp.

The CVE record's description, from mitre

CVE published
16 March 2023
Assigned by
mitre
CVSS
9.8 Critical (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
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

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