D-Link D-View 2.0.1.28 executeWmicCmd os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in D-Link D-View 2.0.1.28 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function executeWmicCmd. Such manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-5297. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in D-Link D-View 2.0.1.28. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function executeWmicCmd. 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:

D-Link D-View executeWmicCmd Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the executeWmicCmd method. 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-21821.

The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-5297 since 05/23/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/06/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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• D-Link

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• D-View

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• 2.0.1.28

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

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