D-Link DIR-846 100.26 SetNetworkTomographySettings Request access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in D-Link DIR-846 100.26. The affected element is an unknown function of the component SetNetworkTomographySettings Request Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-16408. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in D-Link DIR-846 100.26 (Router Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component SetNetworkTomographySettings Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2018. The weakness was released 09/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16408 since 09/03/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 03/20/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Router Operating System

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• D-Link

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• DIR-846

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• 100.26

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

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