Information disclosure in DIR-859 - CVE-2019-20213
Published: January 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24735
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20213
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient protection of user-supplied input in the "AUTHORIZED_GROUP=1%0a" value, as demonstrated by "vpnconfig.php" file. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
DIR-859
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20213
Install updates from vendor's website.
DIR-859 - update to 1.07b03_beta
External References
- https://medium.com/@s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-unauthenticated-information-disclosure-en-faf1a9a13f3f
- https://medium.com/@s1kr10s/d-link-dir-859-unauthenticated-information-disclosure-es-6540f7f55b03
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10146
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10147