CVE-2020-15893 in the critical feed json
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02.
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-7867
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 20.9%
- EPSS 20.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit
Summary
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is enabled by default on port 1900. An attacker can perform command injection by injecting a payload into the Search Target (ST) field of the SSDP M-SEARCH discover packet.
Patch / fix
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- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/upnp/dlink_upnp_msearch_exec)
- Published
Exploit prediction
20.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/linux/upnp/dlink_upnp_msearch_exec D-Link Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution using UPnP via a special crafted M-SEARCH packet. metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2013-02-01
- research.loginsoft.com https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-the-d-link-firmware-dir-816l/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
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supportannouncement.us.dlink.com
/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10169
patch, vendor-advisory
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research.loginsoft.com
/bugs/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-the-d-link-firmware-dir-816l/
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-15893
- NVD CVE-2020-15893
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