CVE-2016-20017criticalunder attackCWE-77

CVE-2016-20017

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ssvc Actcvss 9.8epss 66%
from disclosure to weaponsame day
Published on NVDOct 19
metasploitFeb 5
CISA KEV+446d
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2024-01-29

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

In short

D-Link DSL-2750B routers before version 1.05 have a critical flaw that allows anyone on the internet to run arbitrary commands on the device without needing a password, by sending specially crafted requests to the login page.

Technical detail

CWE-77 command injection vulnerability in login.cgi accepts unsanitized input via the cli parameter, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution on affected D-Link DSL-2750B firmware versions prior to 1.05. Attack requires only network access to the device's web interface and no authentication credentials.

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D-Link DSL-2750B devices before 1.05 allow remote unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter, as exploited in the wild in 2016 through 2022.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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