D-Link DAP-X1860 up to 1.01b05-01 SSID libcgifunc.so parsing_xml_stasurvey os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in D-Link DAP-X1860 up to 1.01b05-01 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function parsing_xml_stasurvey in the library libcgifunc.so of the component SSID Handler. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-45208. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in D-Link DAP-X1860 up to 1.01b05-01. Affected by this issue is the function parsing_xml_stasurvey in the library libcgifunc.so of the component SSID Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A command injection in the parsing_xml_stasurvey function inside libcgifunc.so of the D-Link DAP-X1860 repeater 1.00 through 1.01b05-01 allows attackers (within range of the repeater) to run shell commands as root during the setup process of the repeater, via a crafted SSID. Also, network names containing single quotes (in the range of the repeater) can result in a denial of service.

The weakness was released 10/10/2023. The advisory is shared for download at redteam-pentesting.de. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-45208 since 10/05/2023. 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 02/09/2026). 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-49515). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• D-Link

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• DAP-X1860

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• 1.01b05-01

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

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