CVE-2020-6765 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

D-Link DSL-GS225 J1 AU_1.0.4 devices allow an admin to execute OS commands by placing shell metacharacters after a supported CLI command, as demonstrated by ping -c1 127.0.0.1; cat/etc/passwd. The CLI is reachable by TELNET.

Published: 2020-04-10

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dsl-gs225_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dsl-gs225:j1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-27912	D-Link DSL-GS225 J1 AU_1.0.4 devices allow an admin to execute OS commands by placing shell metacharacters after a supported CLI command, as demonstrated by ping -c1 127.0.0.1; cat/etc/passwd. The CLI is reachable by TELNET.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01215.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10165

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Dlink Dsl-gs225 Dsl-gs225 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-04-10T18:26:24.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:11:04.625Z

Reserved: 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-6765

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-10T19:15:13.557

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:23:46.633

Link: CVE-2020-6765

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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