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CVE-2022-46552
published 2023-02-02

CVE-2022-46552: D-Link DIR-846 Firmware FW100A53DBR was discovered to contain a remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability via the lan(0)_dhcps_staticlist parameter. This…

PriorityP269high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
10.50%
95.2th percentile
D-Link DIR-846 Firmware FW100A53DBR was discovered to contain a remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability via the lan(0)_dhcps_staticlist parameter. This vulnerability is exploited via a crafted POST request.

Affected

1 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
dlinkdir-846_firmware

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

url/HNAP1/
otherSOAPACTION: "http://purenetworks.com/HNAP1/SetIpMacBindSettings"
command{"SetIpMacBindSettings":{"lan_unit":"0","lan(0)_dhcps_staticlist":"1,$(id>rce_confirmed),02:42:d6:f9:dc:4e,192.168.0.15"}}
path/HNAP1/rce_confirmed
filenamerce_confirmed
  • A follow-up GET request to /HNAP1/rce_confirmed (or any attacker-chosen filename under /HNAP1/) is used to retrieve command output, confirming successful exploitation; monitor for unexpected GET requests to /HNAP1/<non-standard-resource>.
  • The exploit runs as root on the device; a response body of 'uid=0(root) gid=0(root)' from the router's web server confirms full compromise.
  • ·The exploit targets a specific firmware version; other DIR-846 firmware versions may or may not be affected.
  • ·Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session (PHPSESSID, uid, PrivateKey cookies); the exploit assumes the attacker has already obtained or can brute-force valid session credentials.
  • ·The HNAP_AUTH header value is session- and timestamp-dependent, meaning replaying the exact captured request will not work without recomputing the HMAC for the current session.
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