RCE in Dlink Dir-816l

CVE-2020-15893

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is enabled by default on port 1900. An attacker can perform command injection by injecting a payload into the Search Target (ST) field of the SSDP M-SEARCH discover packet.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.209 (97.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15893?
CVE-2020-15893 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-816l, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-15893?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15893 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.