What is CVE-2018-17063?

CVE-2018-17063 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-816 A2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-17063?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-17063 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Dlink Dir-816 A2

CVE-2018-17063

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 devices. An HTTP request parameter is used in command string construction within the handler function of the /goform/NTPSyncWithHost route. This could lead to command injection via shell metacharacters.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.041 (89.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dlink Dir-816_a2
Dlink Dir-816_a2_firmware — versions 1.10_b05
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17063?: CVE-2018-17063 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-816 A2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-17063?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17063 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.