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CVE-2016-20017 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 65.8%

D-Link DSL-2750B Devices Command Injection Vulnerability

D-Link · DSL-2750B Devices

Summary

The D-Link DSL-2750B devices, before firmware version 1.05, contain a command injection flaw in the login.cgi handler, where the cli parameter is not properly neutralised. An attacker with network access to the device can send a crafted request without authenticating or any user interaction, enabling arbitrary command execution on the device.

Official description · NVD

D-Link DSL-2750B devices before 1.05 allow remote unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter, as exploited in the wild in 2016 through 2022.

Breakdown
73.6 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
1
Tactics
2/15

How an attack unfolds

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  2. What they do

First seen exploited 4 years before it was disclosed. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available 7 years before disclosure.

  1. Public exploit codeMetasploit7 yrs before
  2. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence4 yrs before
  3. Disclosedday 0
  4. Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+15 mo

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

Unauthenticated remote exploit via public web interface

remote unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter
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ExecutionTA0002

Command and Scripting Interpreter T1059 Medium
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

Command injection yields OS command execution

remote unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter
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Detection

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What security researchers reported

Named in 1 threat report
1 reportMicrosoft

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Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

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References

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