8.8
HIGH
CVE-2025-1538
D-Link DAP-1320 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in D-Link DAP-1320 1.00. Affected by this vulnerability is the function set_ws_action of the file /dws/api/. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 21, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 25, 2025, 8:54 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-1538 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dlink dap-1320_firmware
2 Dlink dap-1320
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-1538.

URL Resource
https://legacy.us.dlink.com/pages/product.aspx?id=4b2bbe2e3f1d440ea65bc56c7e3dcc5c Product
https://tasty-foxtrot-3a8.notion.site/D-link-DAP-1320-set_ws_action-Vulnerability-1950448e61958049be3cc606d434bc9d Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://tasty-foxtrot-3a8.notion.site/D-link-DAP-1320-set_ws_action-Vulnerability-1950448e61958049be3cc606d434bc9d?pvs=74 Exploit
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.296479 Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.296479 Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.497301 Third Party Advisory
https://www.dlink.com/ Product

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-1538 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dap-1320_firmware:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dap-1320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://legacy.us.dlink.com/pages/product.aspx?id=4b2bbe2e3f1d440ea65bc56c7e3dcc5c No Types Assigned https://legacy.us.dlink.com/pages/product.aspx?id=4b2bbe2e3f1d440ea65bc56c7e3dcc5c Product
    Changed Reference Type https://tasty-foxtrot-3a8.notion.site/D-link-DAP-1320-set_ws_action-Vulnerability-1950448e61958049be3cc606d434bc9d No Types Assigned https://tasty-foxtrot-3a8.notion.site/D-link-DAP-1320-set_ws_action-Vulnerability-1950448e61958049be3cc606d434bc9d Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://tasty-foxtrot-3a8.notion.site/D-link-DAP-1320-set_ws_action-Vulnerability-1950448e61958049be3cc606d434bc9d?pvs=74 No Types Assigned https://tasty-foxtrot-3a8.notion.site/D-link-DAP-1320-set_ws_action-Vulnerability-1950448e61958049be3cc606d434bc9d?pvs=74 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.296479 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.296479 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.296479 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.296479 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?submit.497301 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?submit.497301 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dlink.com/ No Types Assigned https://www.dlink.com/ Product
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned
    Added Description A vulnerability classified as critical was found in D-Link DAP-1320 1.00. Affected by this vulnerability is the function set_ws_action of the file /dws/api/. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CWE CWE-122
    Added Reference https://legacy.us.dlink.com/pages/product.aspx?id=4b2bbe2e3f1d440ea65bc56c7e3dcc5c
    Added Reference https://tasty-foxtrot-3a8.notion.site/D-link-DAP-1320-set_ws_action-Vulnerability-1950448e61958049be3cc606d434bc9d
    Added Reference https://tasty-foxtrot-3a8.notion.site/D-link-DAP-1320-set_ws_action-Vulnerability-1950448e61958049be3cc606d434bc9d?pvs=74
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.296479
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.296479
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.497301
    Added Reference https://www.dlink.com/
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-1538 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-1538 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow
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