OS Command Injection in DIR-816L - CVE-2020-15893
Published: July 22, 2020 / Updated: November 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48215
CSH Severity: High
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-2020-15893
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in UPnP. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted M-SEARCH packet and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
DIR-816L
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15893
Install updates from vendor's website.
DIR-816L - update to 1.10b04Beta02