PT-2023-7950 · D Link · D-Link G416

Ina Kheirkhah + 1 · Published 2023-07-12 · Updated 2025-03-10 · CVE-2023-50198

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions D-Link G416 (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link G416 wireless routers. The specific flaw exists within the HTTP service listening on TCP port 80. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-09034

CVE-2023-50198

ZDI-23-1814

Affected Products

D-Link G416

References · 10

• https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10367 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50198 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1814 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50198 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-09034 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786444213628104739 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/114086 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/vuldb/status/1737534339959988476 · Twitter Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023122131 · Note
• https://twitter.com/TheZDIBugs/status/1737527877686464710 · Twitter Post