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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2019-12786

High
8.8/10

Summary

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-818LW devices from 2.05.B03 to 2.06B01 BETA. There is a command injection in HNAP1 SetWanSettings via an XML injection of the value of the IPAddress key.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published