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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2014-100005

DIR-600 router

D-Link / DIR-600 router · 0 to <= 2.16ww

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Severity
CVSS 8.0 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
43.5%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2014-100005 is a vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-600 router. Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in D-Link DIR-600 router (rev. Bx) with firmware before 2.17b02 allow remote attackers to...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV.

Who is affected?

D-Link / DIR-600 router 0 to <= 2.16ww.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in D-Link DIR-600 router (rev

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in D-Link DIR-600 router (rev.

Bx) with firmware before 2.17b02 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) create an administrator account or (2) enable remote management via a crafted configuration module to hedwig.cgi, (3) activate new configuration settings via a SETCFG,SAVE,ACTIVATE action to pigwidgeon.cgi, or (4) send a ping via a ping action to diagnostic.php.

dlink Affected
dir-600_firmware
Through 2.16ww
dlink Affected
dir-600
Before *
View vendor advisory (opens in new tab)
Published
13 Jan 2015
Exploitation Reported
16 May 2024
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa edge nessus_scanner metasploit php

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 16 May 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-05-16 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/dlink_diagnostic_exec_noauth.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/197733 23 May 2024

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.0 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

43.5%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CWE-352

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 8.0 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 6.8 Medium

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Potential Proof of Concepts

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dlink_diagnostic_exec_noauth

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2014-100005

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  2. 15:02 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 18:06 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  5. 11:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2014-100005",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.43456,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}