CVE-2019-20501 Command injection in n/a

High 7.8 Published 5 Mar 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on D-Link DWL-2600AP devices via the firmware upgrade interface.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-20501?

CVE-2019-20501 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

D-Link DWL-2600AP 4.2.0.15 Rev A devices have an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability via the Upgrade Firmware functionality in the Web interface, using shell metacharacters in the admin.cgi?action=upgrade firmwareRestore or firmwareServerip parameter.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20501?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dlink Dwl-2600ap Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20501?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20501 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-2019-20501 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q56w-5m9j-r836.