# CVE-2023-25280: D-Link DIR-820 Router OS Command Injection

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands and gain root privileges on D-Link DIR820LA1 routers via the ping_addr parameter.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 30 Sep 2024 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3pm3-vpvc-2wpp

## What is CVE-2023-25280?

CVE-2023-25280 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OS Command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR820LA1_FW105B03 allows attackers to escalate privileges to root via a crafted payload with the ping_addr parameter to ping.ccp.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25280?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dlink Dir-820l Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25280 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 21 Oct 2024.

## Is CVE-2023-25280 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-25280 in the wild since at least 30 Sep 2024.

Public exploit code:

- D-Link DIR820LA1_FW105B03 'ping_addr' - OS Command Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-25280.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-26258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26258/): D-Link DIR-820L Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-48150](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48150/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-44808](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44808/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-44809](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44809/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-44807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44807/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25280 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-25280 in the wild since at least 30 Sep 2024.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-25280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25280

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