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CVE-2017-17020 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084 CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/ [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17020
NVD Published Date:
May 1, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-17020 Details - Not Deferred