D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 /goform/setSysAdm admuser/admpass command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /goform/setSysAdm. Executing a manipulation of the argument admuser/admpass can lead to command injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-42999. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 (Router Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file /goform/setSysAdm. The manipulation of the argument admuser/admpass with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 was discovered to contain multiple command injection vulnerabilities via the admuser and admpass parameters at /goform/setSysAdm.

The weakness was presented 10/27/2022. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-42999 since 10/17/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/07/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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10/17/2022 🔍
10/27/2022 +10 days 🔍
10/27/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/07/2025 +923 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-42999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212338

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2022 09:05
Updated: 05/07/2025 16:57
Changes: 10/27/2022 09:05 (40), 11/25/2022 15:47 (12), 05/07/2025 16:57 (15)
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