CVE-2009-2765 EXPLOIT
8.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 82.5% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
httpd.c in httpd in the management GUI in DD-WRT 24 sp1, and other versions before build 12533, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a request to a cgi-bin/ URI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 82.5% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dd-wrt | dd-wrt |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | DD-WRT HTTPd Daemon/Service - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-07-07 |
| exploit-db | DD-WRT HTTP v24-SP1 - Command Injection | 2009-07-20 |
| exploit-db | DD-WRT HTTPd Daemon/Service - Remote Command Execution | 2009-07-20 |
References
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6853
- http://metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/linux/http/ddwrt_cgibin_exec.rb
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022596
- http://www.dd-wrt.com/
- http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55173
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9209
- http://www.osvdb.org/55990
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35742
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/21/critical_ddwrt_router_vuln/
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6853
- http://metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/linux/http/ddwrt_cgibin_exec.rb
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022596
- http://www.dd-wrt.com/
- http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55173
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9209
- http://www.osvdb.org/55990
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35742
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/21/critical_ddwrt_router_vuln/
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