Actively exploited · Published Oct 19, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2016-20017
Critical 9.8 Exploited
In plain English
A critical-severity command injection in DSL-2750B Devices from D-Link. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on January 8, 2024). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 65.8% (higher than 99.3% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Jan 29, 2024.
Official description
D-Link DSL-2750B devices before 1.05 allow remote unauthenticated command injection via the login.cgi cli parameter, as exploited in the wild in 2016 through 2022.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H