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: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14423
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
DIR-850L
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14423
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official patch addressing the vulnerability.