CVE-2017-17020 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 14.8% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
On D-Link DCS-5009 devices with firmware 1.08.11 and earlier, DCS-5010 devices with firmware 1.14.09 and earlier, and DCS-5020L devices with firmware before 1.15.01, command injection in alphapd (binary responsible for running the camera's web server) allows remote authenticated attackers to execute code through sanitized /setSystemAdmin user input in the AdminID field being passed directly to a call to system.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 14.84% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-05-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dlink | dcs-5009 |
| dlink | dcs-5009 firmware |
| dlink | dcs-5010 |
| dlink | dcs-5010 firmware |
| dlink | dcs-5020l |
| dlink | dcs-5020l firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | DLINK DCS-5020L - Remote Code Execution (PoC) | 2018-03-27 |
References
- http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084
- https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/
- http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084
- https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/
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