# CVE-2017-17020: On D-Link DCS-5009 devices with firmware 1.08.11 and earlier, DCS-5010 devices with firmware 1.14.09 and earlier, and DCS-5020L devices with

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2018-05-01 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

On D-Link DCS-5009 devices with firmware 1.08.11 and earlier, DCS-5010 devices with firmware 1.14.09 and earlier, and DCS-5020L devices with firmware before 1.15.01, command injection in alphapd (binary responsible for running the camera's web server) allows remote authenticated attackers to execute code through sanitized /setSystemAdmin user input in the AdminID field being passed directly to a call to system.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/
- http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44580

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