CVE-2019-8314 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-878 devices running firmware version 1.12A1. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands and gain a root shell by sending a specially crafted POST request to the /HNAP1 endpoint, specifically by injecting shell metacharacters into the IPAddress field of the SetQoSSettings API function. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. It is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and requires only low privileges. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None). Community discussion and media coverage are also minimal, suggesting low public awareness of this specific vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.12a1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-878_firmware:1.12a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.