Resource exhaustion in Dlink Dir-819

CVE-2022-40946

On D-Link DIR-819 Firmware Version 1.06 Hardware Version A1 devices, it is possible to trigger a Denial of Service via the sys_token parameter in a cgi-bin/webproc?getpage=html/index.html request.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.080 (94.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40946?
CVE-2022-40946 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-819, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-04-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-40946?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40946 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.