D-Link DAP-1325 HNAP SetAPLanSettings DeviceName command injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in D-Link DAP-1325. This vulnerability affects the function SetAPLanSettings of the component HNAP. Performing a manipulation of the argument DeviceName results in command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-41188. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in D-Link DAP-1325 (the affected version is unknown). This affects the function SetAPLanSettings of the component HNAP. The manipulation of the argument DeviceName with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

D-Link DAP-1325 HNAP SetAPLanSettings DeviceName 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-18808.

The weakness was disclosed 09/07/2023 as ZDI-23-1296. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-41188 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 03/12/2025). 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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