CVE-2022-43632 Command injection in DIR-1935

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Network-adjacent attackers can execute arbitrary code as root on D-Link DIR-1935 routers via improper validation in QoS settings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-43632?

CVE-2022-43632 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR-1935, published on 29 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link DIR-1935 1.03 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of SetQoSSettings requests to the web management portal. When parsing subelements within the QoSInfo element, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-16153.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43632?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dlink Dir-1935 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43632?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43632 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-2022-43632 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6hpv-3vxv-xp2r.

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