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

CVE-2021-46226

High
7.5/10

Summary

D-Link device DI-7200GV2.E1 v21.04.09E1 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the function wget_test.asp. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the url parameter.

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  • NETWORK
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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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