CVE-2015-5999 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to change passwords or network policies via CSRF attacks on the D-Link DIR-816L router.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5999?
CVE-2015-5999 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router with firmware before 2.06.B09_BETA allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the admin password, (2) change the network policy, or (3) possibly have other unspecified impact via crafted requests to hedwig.cgi and pigwidgeon.cgi.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dlink Dir-816l Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5999?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-5999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2022-28956 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2020-15893 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-13188 D-Link DIR-816L authentication.cgi authenticationcgi_main stack-based overflow
- CVE-2025-13189 D-Link DIR-816L gena.cgi genacgi_main stack-based overflow
- CVE-2025-13190 D-Link DIR-816L __ajax_exporer.sgi scandir_main stack-based overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jxc8-5pqf-69r6.