MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2023-5154

Dar 8000 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
6.3
EPSS
15.1%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability has been found in D-Link DAR-8000 up to 20151231 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /sysmanage/changelogo.php. The manipulation of the argument file_upload leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-240250 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early and confirmed immediately that the product is end-of-life. It should be retired and replaced.
Affected vendor
Dlink
Affected product
Dar 8000 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2023-09-25

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 15.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-5154

  • Confirm whether Dlink Dar 8000 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-5154.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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