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CVE-2019-10042· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.11 router only checks the random token when authorizing a goform request.

The D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.11 router only checks the random token when authorizing a goform request. An attacker can get this token from dir_login.asp and use an API URL /goform/LoadDefaultSettings to reset the router without authentication.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Mar 25, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.7% · 76th percentile
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
dlinkdir-816 firmware
dlinkdir-816

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dlink dir-816 firmware1.11

Same product

dlink: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-37130In D-Link DIR-816 A2_v1.10CNB04, DIR-878 DIR_878_FW1.30B08.img a command injection vulnerability occurs in /goform/Diagnosis, after the cond
    47Plan
  • CVE-2022-37128In D-Link DIR-816 A2_v1.10CNB04.img the network can be initialized without authentication via /goform/wizard_end.
    46Plan
  • CVE-2022-37134D-link DIR-816 A2_v1.10CNB04.img is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /goform/form2Wan.cgi.
    46Plan
  • CVE-2021-27114An issue was discovered in D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 devices.
    46Plan
  • CVE-2022-29322D-Link DIR-816 A2_v1.10CNB04 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the IPADDR and nvmacaddr parameters in /goform/form2Dhcpip.
    44Plan
  • CVE-2025-5623D-Link DIR-816 qosClassifier stack-based overflow
    43Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”

The bug in code

The whole CWE-306 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
// Added for the support teamapp.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);

Fixed

ts
if (config.maintenanceEnabled) {  app.post(    "/maintenance/reset",    requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice  );}

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

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