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Public proof of concept

CVE-2019-17508

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-10-11
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

On D-Link DIR-859 A3-1.06 and DIR-850 A1.13 devices, /etc/services/DEVICE.TIME.php allows command injection via the $SERVER variable.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-10-1120:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-02 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Dlink dir-850l a firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.13= 1.13no fix published
Dlink dir-859 a3 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.6= 1.06no fix published

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

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 repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/linux/http/dlink_dir850l_unauth_execrank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score15.8 %read 2026-11-02
  • Metasploit FrameworkMetasploit modules1known since 2026-11-01

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
Published
2019-10-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17508?

On D-Link DIR-859 A3-1.06 and DIR-850 A1.13 devices, /etc/services/DEVICE.TIME.php allows command injection via the $SERVER variable.

Is CVE-2019-17508 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-17508 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 15.8% on 2026-11-02, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-17508?

CVE-2019-17508 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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