# CVE-2022-36785: D-Link – G integrated Access Device4 Information Disclosure & Authorization Bypass.

> Attackers can bypass authentication by manipulating client-side variables to access the setup wizard and read admin credentials on D-Link devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 29 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gfcp-5456-7q6c

## What is CVE-2022-36785?

CVE-2022-36785 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in D-Link G integrated Access Device4, published on 17 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

D-Link – G integrated Access Device4 Information Disclosure & Authorization Bypass.
*Information Disclosure – 
file contains a URL with private IP at line 15 "login.asp" A. The
window.location.href = http://192.168.1.1/setupWizard.asp" http://192.168.1.1/setupWizard.asp" ;
"admin" – contains default username value "login.asp" B. While accessing the web interface, the login form at 

*Authorization Bypass – 
URL by "setupWizard.asp' while it blocks direct access to – the web interface does not properly validate user identity variables values located at the client side, it is available to access it without a "login_glag" and "login_status" checking browser and to read the admin user credentials for the web interface.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36785?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dlink G Integrated Access Device4 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36785 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36785 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in D-Link G integrated Access Device4, published on 17 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: D-Link G integrated Access Device4. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36785/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36785
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36785
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36785

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36785/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.