CVE-2019-7389
An issue was discovered in /bin/goahead on D-Link DIR-823G devices with the firmware 1.02B03....
An issue was discovered in /bin/goahead on D-Link DIR-823G devices with the firmware 1.02B03. There is incorrect access control allowing remote attackers to reset the router without authentication via the SetFactoryDefault HNAP API. Consequently, an attacker can achieve a denial-of-service attack without authentication.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in /bin/goahead on D-Link DIR-823G devices with the firmware 1.02B03. There is incorrect access control allowing remote attackers to reset the router without authentication via the SetFactoryDefault HNAP API. Consequently, an attacker can achieve a denial-of-service attack without authentication.
- Record
CVE-2019-7389- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in /bin/goahead on D-Link DIR-823G devices with the firmware 1.02B03. There is incorrect access control allowing remote attackers to reset the router without authentication via the SetFactoryDefault HNAP API. Consequently, an attacker can achieve a denial-of-service attack without authentication.
- Record
CVE-2019-7389- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16931 No score
An issue was discovered in /bin/goahead on D-Link DIR-823G devices with the firmware 1.02B03. There is incorrect access control allowing remote attackers to reset the router without authentication via the SetFactoryDefault HNAP API. Consequently, an attacker can achieve a denial-of-service attack without authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2019-16931- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-738q-w3g7-2f3x
An issue was discovered in /bin/goahead on D-Link DIR-823G devices with the firmware 1.02B03....
An issue was discovered in /bin/goahead on D-Link DIR-823G devices with the firmware 1.02B03. There is incorrect access control allowing remote attackers to reset the router without authentication via the SetFactoryDefault HNAP API. Consequently, an attacker can achieve a denial-of-service attack without authentication.
- Record
GHSA-738q-w3g7-2f3x- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-7389 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dlink Dir-823g Firmware, published February 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.