D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01 HTTP POST Request /hedwig.cgi service path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01 (Router Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /hedwig.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument service with the input value ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 01/20/2024 by Françoa Taffarel (exord26) with Lab-C2DC-ITA. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-0769. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. Vendor was contacted early and confirmed immediately that the product is end-of-life. It should be retired and replaced.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component. The advisory contains the following remark:

The DIR-859, all hardware revisions, have reached their End of Life ("EOL") /End of Service Life ("EOS") Life-Cycle. D-Link US recommends D-Link devices that have reached EOL/EOS, to be retired and replaced. Please contact your regional office for recommendations (LINK).

As a general policy, when products reach EOS/EOL, they can no longer be supported, and all firmware development for these products cease. Please read information and recommendations below.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
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08/02/2024 +195 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: Françoa Taffarel (exord26)
Organization: Lab-C2DC-ITA
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2024-0769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-0769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251666
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/20/2024 04:18 PM
Updated: 08/02/2024 12:36 PM
Changes: 01/20/2024 04:18 PM (47), 01/20/2024 04:19 PM (1), 01/20/2024 10:39 PM (5), 01/20/2024 11:03 PM (1), 02/03/2024 11:51 AM (21), 02/15/2024 10:48 PM (6), 02/15/2024 10:59 PM (19), 08/02/2024 12:36 PM (22)
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Submitter: francoa.taffarel
Committer: francoa.taffarel
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Accepted

  • Submit #267965: D-LINK DIR-859 RevA_FW_Patch_v1.06B01 Improper Input Validation, Improper Privilege Management (by francoa.taffarel)

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