CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2020-25757 — Dlink Dsr-150 Firmware security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.8

A lack of input validation and access controls in Lua CGIs on D-Link DSR VPN routers may result in arbitrary input being passed to system command APIs, resulting in arbitrary command execution with root privileges. This affects DSR-150, DSR-250, DSR-500, and DSR-1000AC with firmware 3.14 and 3.17.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.1)
Published
2020-12-15
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-20, CWE-78

Affected products

  • dlink / dsr-150_firmware
  • dlink / dsr-150n_firmware
  • dlink / dsr-250_firmware
  • dlink / dsr-250n_firmware
  • dlink / dsr-500_firmware
  • dlink / dsr-500n_firmware

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Matched remediation archetype

Command, code, expression, and template injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
  • Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.
  • Review configuration for optional execution features, unsafe compatibility modes, and shell invocation.

Remediate safely

  • Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
  • Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.
  • Update the affected component and add inert regression tests covering metacharacters, encoding variants, and alternate request paths.

Authoritative sources

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