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CRITICAL
CVE-2025-5215
D-Link DCS-5020L Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in D-Link DCS-5020L 1.01_B2. This affects the function websReadEvent of the file /rame/ptdc.cgi. The manipulation of the argument Authorization leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack 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 :

May 27, 2025, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 5, 2025, 3:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5215 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 dcs-5020l_firmware
2 Dlink dcs-5020l
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-2025-5215.

URL Resource
https://github.com/xiaobor123/vul-dlink-dcs5020l Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xiaobor123/vul-dlink-dcs5020l#poc Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310311 Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.310311 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.582935 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.dlink.com/ Product
https://github.com/xiaobor123/vul-dlink-dcs5020l Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-5215 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]

    Jun. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-5020l_firmware:1.01_b2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dcs-5020l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/xiaobor123/vul-dlink-dcs5020l Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://github.com/xiaobor123/vul-dlink-dcs5020l Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://github.com/xiaobor123/vul-dlink-dcs5020l#poc Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310311 Types: Permissions Required, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?id.310311 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?submit.582935 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://www.dlink.com/ Types: Product
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    May. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/xiaobor123/vul-dlink-dcs5020l
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned
    Added Description A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in D-Link DCS-5020L 1.01_B2. This affects the function websReadEvent of the file /rame/ptdc.cgi. The manipulation of the argument Authorization leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack 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-121
    Added Reference https://github.com/xiaobor123/vul-dlink-dcs5020l
    Added Reference https://github.com/xiaobor123/vul-dlink-dcs5020l#poc
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310311
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.310311
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.582935
    Added Reference https://www.dlink.com/
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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