CVE-2015-5999
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router...
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router with firmware before 2.06.B09_BETA allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the admin password, (2) change the network policy, or (3) possibly have other unspecified impact via crafted requests to hedwig.cgi and pigwidgeon.cgi.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router with firmware before 2.06.B09_BETA allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the admin password, (2) change the network policy, or (3) possibly have other unspecified impact via crafted requests to hedwig.cgi and pigwidgeon.cgi.
- Record
CVE-2015-5999- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router with firmware before 2.06.B09_BETA allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the admin password, (2) change the network policy, or (3) possibly have other unspecified impact via crafted requests to hedwig.cgi and pigwidgeon.cgi.
- Record
CVE-2015-5999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5942 No score
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router with firmware before 2.06.B09_BETA allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the admin password, (2) change the network policy, or (3) possibly have other unspecified impact via crafted requests to hedwig.cgi and pigwidgeon.cgi.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5942- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jxc8-5pqf-69r6 No score
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router...
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router with firmware before 2.06.B09_BETA allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the admin password, (2) change the network policy, or (3) possibly have other unspecified impact via crafted requests to hedwig.cgi and pigwidgeon.cgi.
- Record
GHSA-jxc8-5pqf-69r6- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | D-Link DIR-816L Wireless Router - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 2015-11-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5999 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Dlink Dir-816l Firmware, published November 18, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.21%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/45
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134379/D-Link-DIR-816L-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/536886/100/0/threaded
exploit-db.com/exploits/38707
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5999
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxc8-5pqf-69r6