DLink DIR-859 1.05 & 1.06B01 Path Traversal

critical Nessus Plugin ID 241294

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Synopsis

A web application is affected by a path traversal vulnerability.

Description

The version of DLink installed on the remote host is prior to 1.07b03. It is, therefore, affected by a path traversal vulnerability as referenced in the vendor advisory.

- A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-859 1.06B01. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /hedwig.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument service with the input ../../../../htdocs/webinc/getcfg/ DHCPS6.BRIDGE-1.xml leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-251666 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early and confirmed immediately that the product is end-of-life. It should be retired and replaced. (CVE-2024-0769)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

See vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 241294

File Name: dlink_dir-859_SAP10371.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/3/2025

Updated: 7/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0769

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:dlink:dir

Required KB Items: installed_sw/DLink DIR

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/15/2024

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 7/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0769

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