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Public proof of concept

CVE-2014-125117

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-07-25
  • WeaknessCWE-121 · CWE-20

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Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the my_cgi.cgi component of certain D-Link devices, including the DSP-W215 version 1.02, can be exploited via a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the /common/info.cgi endpoint. This flaw enables an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with system-level privileges.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-07-2516:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Dlink dsp-w215 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2= 1.02no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As VulnCheck, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • D-Link DSP-W215other versions: unknown
    Affected
    • = 1.02no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-04-07

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/dlink_dspw215_info_cgi_bofrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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
Published
2025-07-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-xwxf-3fv9-8q9p

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-125117?

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the my_cgi.cgi component of certain D-Link devices, including the DSP-W215 version 1.02, can be exploited via a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the /common/info.cgi endpoint. This flaw enables an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with system-level privileges.

Is CVE-2014-125117 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2014-125117, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-125117?

CVE-2014-125117 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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