Authenticated command execution via unchecked web filter input
Published May 1, 2025 · Updated May 1, 2025
Command injection in D-Link DIR-816 A2 firmware 1.1.0B05 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands. iptablesWebsFilterRun copies websURLFilters data into an iptables command passed to doSystem without validation. Access to the web management endpoint and a valid token ID are required, after which injected shell commands run on the router.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in D-Link DIR-816 A2 firmware 1.1.0B05 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary shell commands. iptablesWebsFilterRun copies websURLFilters data into an iptables command passed to doSystem without validation. Access to the web management endpoint and a valid token ID are required, after which injected shell commands run on the router.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-44835
- Published
- May 1, 2025
- Updated
- May 1, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-77, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- IptablesWebsFilterRun command-injection proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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