CVE-2018-19300 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands as root on D-Link routers via a crafted GET request to the EXCU_SHELL endpoint.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-19300?

CVE-2018-19300 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

On D-Link DAP-1530 (A1) before firmware version 1.06b01, DAP-1610 (A1) before firmware version 1.06b01, DWR-111 (A1) before firmware version 1.02v02, DWR-116 (A1) before firmware version 1.06b03, DWR-512 (B1) before firmware version 2.02b01, DWR-711 (A1) through firmware version 1.11, DWR-712 (B1) before firmware version 2.04b01, DWR-921 (A1) before firmware version 1.02b01, and DWR-921 (B1) before firmware version 2.03b01, there exists an EXCU_SHELL file in the web directory. By sending a GET request with specially crafted headers to the /EXCU_SHELL URI, an attacker could execute arbitrary shell commands in the root context on the affected device. Other devices might be affected as well.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19300?

It affects 9 products.

Products include D-Link Dap-1530 Firmware, D-Link Dap-1610 Firmware, D-Link Dwr-116 Firmware, D-Link Dwr-711 Firmware, Dlink Dwr-111 Firmware, Dlink Dwr-116 Firmware and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-19300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-92r9-fc2f-whhm.

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