| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in D-Link G416. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component cfgsave. This manipulation causes command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-50198. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in D-Link G416 (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component cfgsave. The manipulation 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 G416 cfgsave Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link G416 wireless routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the HTTP service listening on TCP port 80. 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-21286.
The weakness was disclosed 12/20/2023 as ZDI-23-1814. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-50198 since 12/05/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/10/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Command injectionCWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/05/2023 🔍12/20/2023 🔍
12/20/2023 🔍
03/10/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: dlink.comAdvisory: ZDI-23-1814
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-50198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248527
Entry
Created: 12/20/2023 12:54Updated: 03/10/2025 17:48
Changes: 12/20/2023 12:54 (38), 03/10/2025 17:48 (36)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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