Security restrictions bypass in DIR-850L - CVE-2017-14423

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Security restrictions bypass in DIR-850L - CVE-2017-14423

Published: September 11, 2017 / Updated: January 23, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8209
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14423
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: D-Link
Affected software:
DIR-850L

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The weakness exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to bypass security restrictions, alter DNS settings and perform further routing and bruteforce attacks.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-14423

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official patch addressing the vulnerability.


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