THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2014-125117
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CVE-2014-125117

Dsp W215 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
5.0%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the my_cgi.cgi component of certain D-Link devices, including the DSP-W215 version 1.02, can be exploited via a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the /common/info.cgi endpoint. This flaw enables an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with system-level privileges.
Affected vendor
Dlink
Affected product
Dsp W215 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2025-07-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-125117

  • Confirm whether Dlink Dsp W215 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-125117.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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