CVE-2020-25367 (GCVE-0-2020-25367)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-04 09:58 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:11
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Summary
A command injection vulnerability was discovered in the HNAP1 protocol in D-Link DIR-823G devices with firmware V1.0.2B05. An attacker is able to execute arbitrary web scripts via shell metacharacters in the Captcha field to Login.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2325 records in the last 180 days details
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