D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.11 dir_login.asp Request improper authorization

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.11. This affects an unknown part of the file dir_login.asp. Performing a manipulation as part of Request results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2019-10042. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.11 (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file dir_login.asp. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.11 router only checks the random token when authorizing a goform request. An attacker can get this token from dir_login.asp and use an API URL /goform/LoadDefaultSettings to reset the router without authentication.

The bug was discovered 03/20/2019. The weakness was shared 03/25/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-10042 since 03/25/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/07/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:dir_login.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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

The entries VDB-132188, VDB-132187 and VDB-132186 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Router Operating System

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• D-Link

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• DIR-816 A2

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• 1.11

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

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