# CVE-2023-53974: D-Link DSL-124 ME_1.00 Backup Configuration File Disclosure via Unauthenticated Request

> Unauthenticated attackers can download router configuration backups containing sensitive credentials via a specific POST request.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6573-vpm8-2vpq

## What is CVE-2023-53974?

CVE-2023-53974 is a high-severity vulnerability in D-Link DSL-124 Wireless N300 ADSL2+, published on 22 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

D-Link DSL-124 ME_1.00 contains a configuration file disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve router settings through a POST request. Attackers can send a specific POST request to the router's configuration endpoint to download a complete backup file containing sensitive network credentials and system configurations.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53974?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dlink Dsl-124 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-53974 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53974 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53974 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53974 is a high-severity vulnerability in D-Link DSL-124 Wireless N300 ADSL2+, published on 22 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53974 exists.

Affected product: D-Link DSL-124 Wireless N300 ADSL2+. 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-2023-53974/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53974/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53974
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53974
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53974

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53974/
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