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Websmart Dgs 1510 Series FirmwareOperating system · Dlink

CVE-2017-6205

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-02-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.31.b001 or later.
See remediation →
100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
D-Link DGS-1510-28XMP, DGS-1510-28X, DGS-1510-52X, DGS-1510-52, DGS-1510-28P, DGS-1510-28, and DGS-1510-20 Websmart devices with firmware before 1.31.B003 allow attackers to conduct Unauthenticated Command Bypass attacks via unspecified vectors.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Websmart Dgs 1510 Series FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 1.31.b001

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.31.b001
Vendor patch supportannouncement.us.dlink.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Firmware version 1.31.B003 or later

  1. 1. Identify the current firmware version of the D-Link DGS-1510 series device by accessing the web management interface or using CLI commands
  2. 2. Navigate to the D-Link support announcement at http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10070 to obtain the patched firmware version 1.31.B003 or later
  3. 3. Download the firmware file appropriate for your specific DGS-1510 model (DGS-1510-28XMP, DGS-1510-28X, DGS-1510-52X, DGS-1510-52, DGS-1510-28P, DGS-1510-28, or DGS-1510-20)
  4. 4. Access the device's web management interface and navigate to the firmware upgrade section (typically under System > File Management > Firmware Upgrade or similar)
  5. 5. Upload the downloaded firmware file and initiate the upgrade process
  6. 6. Wait for the device to complete the firmware upgrade and reboot automatically
  7. 7. After reboot, verify the firmware version has been updated to 1.31.B003 or later to confirm the patch was applied
Caveat Standard firmware upgrade risks apply - ensure stable power during upgrade to avoid device corruption; backup configuration if possible

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