CVE-2023-44959
RCE in Dlink Dsl-3782 Firmware ≤ 1.03
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2023-44959 is a high-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Dlink Dsl-3782 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2023-44959 is a command-injection vulnerability (CWE-77) affecting D-Link DSL-3782 routers running firmware version 1.03 and earlier. The flaw resides in the Router IP Address fields of the network settings page and permits an authenticated user to supply crafted input that is executed with root privileges on the device.
An attacker who has already obtained valid credentials can reach the affected page over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation grants arbitrary code execution as root, resulting in complete control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the router.
Public references consist of GitHub repositories that document the injection vector but do not include vendor advisories, patch availability, or mitigation guidance. The associated EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.4706 with a current value of 0.4419, indicating sustained exploitation interest after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-49282
Vulnerability Data
An issue found in D-Link DSL-3782 v.1.03 and before allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as root via the Router IP Address fields of the network settings page.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
A.8.25 mandates secure SDLC practices including secure coding guidelines, security requirements, checkpoints, testing (scans/penetration), and developer training that reduce command injection defects, but leaves a minority slice (e.g. incomplete implementation of those practices, outsourced development without full assurance, or post-SDLC changes) where the weakness can still arise and be exploitable.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.
A.8.27 mandates security-by-design principles (e.g. distrust external input, secure session control, data validation/sanitization, least privilege) and design reviews that can stop command injection from being introduced, but this is only a minority slice of CWE-77 because the weakness can still arise in code that bypasses those principles, in non-reviewed components, or in runtime injection vectors the architecture review does not reach.
Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.
Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.
Hardening callouts derived
DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.
- No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-77, a class-level weakness, and none of its children carries one either.