D-Link DIR-846 FW100A43 SetAutoUpgradeInfo auto_upgrade_hour command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in D-Link DIR-846 FW100A43. Affected is the function SetAutoUpgradeInfo. Executing a manipulation of the argument auto_upgrade_hour can lead to command injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-46642. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in D-Link DIR-846 FW100A43 (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function SetAutoUpgradeInfo. The manipulation of the argument auto_upgrade_hour 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-846 A1_FW100A43 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the auto_upgrade_hour parameter in the SetAutoUpgradeInfo function.

The weakness was presented 12/23/2022. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-46642 since 12/05/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/15/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

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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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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12/05/2022 🔍
12/23/2022 +18 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-46642 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-46642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216688

Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2022 20:59
Updated: 04/15/2025 07:13
Changes: 12/23/2022 20:59 (40), 01/23/2023 14:21 (11), 04/15/2025 07:13 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:E6D:103

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