Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2020-10215

DIR-825 Rev.B 2.10

D-Link / DIR-825 Rev.B 2.10

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Severity
CVSS 8.8 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
5.3%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2020-10215 is a vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-825 Rev.B 2.10. An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-825 Rev.B 2.10 devices. They allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the dns_query_name...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

D-Link / DIR-825 Rev.B 2.10.

What should we do?

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

Overview

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-825 Rev.B 2.10 devices

An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-825 Rev.B 2.10 devices. They allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the dns_query_name parameter in a dns_query.cgi POST request.

TRENDnet TEW-632BRP 1.010B32 is also affected.

Published
07 Mar 2020
Exploitation Reported
07 Mar 2020
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 07 Mar 2020

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2020-03-07 00:30 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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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

5.3%

Weaknesses

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

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 8.8 High

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

CVSS v2.0 9.0 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2020-10215",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.05255,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}