D-Link DAP-1650 1.03 hedwig.cgi path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in D-Link DAP-1650 1.03. This affects an unknown part of the file hedwig.cgi. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-40505. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advised to substitute the affected component with an alternative.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in D-Link DAP-1650 1.03. This affects an unknown functionality of the file hedwig.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

**UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED** Directory Traversal vulnerability in D-Link DAP-1650 Firmware v.1.03 allows a local attacker to escalate privileges via the hedwig.cgi component.

The advisory is shared at supportannouncement.us.dlink.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-40505 since 07/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/29/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative.

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• D-Link

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• DAP-1650

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• 1.03

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• commercial

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• end of life

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• Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

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