D-Link DAP-1325 HNAP SetHostIPv6Settings IPv6Mode command injection

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A vulnerability has been found in D-Link DAP-1325 and classified as critical. The affected element is the function SetHostIPv6Settings of the component HNAP. This manipulation of the argument IPv6Mode causes command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-41195. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in D-Link DAP-1325 (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SetHostIPv6Settings of the component HNAP. The manipulation of the argument IPv6Mode 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. The summary by CVE is:

D-Link DAP-1325 HNAP SetHostIPv6Settings IPv6Mode Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link DAP-1325 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of a request parameter provided to the HNAP1 SOAP endpoint. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-18815.

The weakness was shared 09/07/2023 as ZDI-23-1303. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-41195 since 08/24/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/13/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• D-Link

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• DAP-1325

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

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