vulnerability

D-Link DIR (CVE-2019-17621): D-Link DIR-859 Router Command Execution Vulnerability

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 30, 2019
Added
Jul 1, 2024
Modified
Jul 3, 2024

Description

The UPnP endpoint URL /gena.cgi in the D-Link DIR-859 Wi-Fi router 1.05 and 1.06B01 Beta01 allows an Unauthenticated remote attacker to execute system commands as root, by sending a specially crafted HTTP SUBSCRIBE request to the UPnP service when connecting to the local network.

Solution

dlink-retire-device
Title
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