Actively exploited · Published Mar 5, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2019-20500
High 7.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in DWL-2600AP Access Point from D-Link. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on June 29, 2023). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 96.7% (higher than 99.9% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Jul 20, 2023.
Official description
D-Link DWL-2600AP 4.2.0.15 Rev A devices have an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability via the Save Configuration functionality in the Web interface, using shell metacharacters in the admin.cgi?action=config_save configBackup or downloadServerip parameter.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10113 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46841 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-20500 government-resource