CVE-2024-0769
- EPSS 75.93%
- Published 21.01.2024 08:15:07
- Last modified 26.06.2025 19:29:56
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** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /hedwig.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument service with the input ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-251666 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.
25.06.2025: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
D-Link DIR-859 Router Path Traversal Vulnerability
VulnerabilityD-Link DIR-859 routers contain a path traversal vulnerability in the file /hedwig.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. Manipulation of the argument service with the input ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml allows for the leakage of session data potentially enabling privilege escalation and unauthorized control of the device. This vulnerability affects legacy D-Link products. All associated hardware revisions have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) life cycle and should be retired and replaced per vendor instructions.
DescriptionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 75.93% | 0.989 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
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| nvd@nist.gov | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| cna@vuldb.com | 5.3 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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| cna@vuldb.com | 5 | 10 | 2.9 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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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.