Security bypass in D-Link products - CVE-2013-6026
Published: January 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4601
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6026
CWE-ID: CWE-113
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the alpha_auth_check() function. By setting the user agent string to xmlset_roodkcableoj28840ybtide, an attacker can send an HTTP request to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access to the device.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in full access to the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to an error in the alpha_auth_check() function. By setting the user agent string to xmlset_roodkcableoj28840ybtide, an attacker can send an HTTP request to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access to the device.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in full access to the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Affected software
Brl-04ur
Dir-845L
Dsl-321B
DIR-815
DIR-645
DIR-615
Dir-120
Dir-865L
Dir-300
Di-524up
Dir-100
Dsl-320B
DIR-600
Dir-524
Dir-845L
Dsl-321B
DIR-815
DIR-645
DIR-615
Dir-120
Dir-865L
Dir-300
Di-524up
Dir-100
Dsl-320B
DIR-600
Dir-524
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6026
Install update from vendor's website.