D-Link DIR-615H1 up to 8.04 Web Interface tools_vct.htm ping_ipaddr os command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in D-Link DIR-615H1 up to 8.04. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file tools_vct.htm of the component Web Interface. Such manipulation of the argument ping_ipaddr leads to os command injection. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-10059. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-615H1 up to 8.04. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file tools_vct.htm of the component Web Interface. The manipulation of the argument ping_ipaddr 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:

An authenticated OS command injection vulnerability exists in various D-Link routers (tested on DIR-615H1 running firmware version 8.04) via the tools_vct.htm endpoint. The web interface fails to sanitize input passed from the ping_ipaddr parameter to the tools_vct.htm diagnostic interface, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands using backtick encapsulation. With default credentials, an attacker can exploit this blind injection vector to execute arbitrary commands.

The weakness was disclosed by Michael Messner. The advisory is shared for download at raw.githubusercontent.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-10059 since 08/01/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/24/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:tools_vct.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 databases at Exploit-DB (24477) and EUVD (EUVD-2013-7274). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Router Operating System

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• D-Link

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• DIR-615H1

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• 8.04

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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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