CVE-2025-5215 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2025-5215

D-Link DCS-5020L ptdc.cgi websReadEvent stack-based overflow

8.7 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in D-Link DCS-5020L 1.01_B2. This affects the function websReadEvent of the file /rame/ptdc.cgi. The manipulation of the argument Authorization leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

xiaobor123 (VulDB User)

References

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Affected Vendor

D-Link

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Affected Software

DCS-5020L

Vulnerable Versions:

1.01_B2

Timeline

Official Publish: May 27th, 2025

Last Modified: May 28th, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121 CWE-119

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1055 Process Injection

Defense Evasion

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Command and Control

T1485 Data Destruction

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution