D-Link G416 RCE via cfgsave Command Injection
CVE-2023-50198 Published on May 3, 2024

D-Link G416 cfgsave Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
D-Link G416 cfgsave Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link G416 wireless routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. 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. Was ZDI-CAN-21286.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2023-50198 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-50198

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Affected Versions

D-Link G416 Version 1.08b02 is affected by CVE-2023-50198

Exploit Probability

EPSS
2.45%
Percentile
84.97%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.