CVE-2012-6297

Command Injection vulnerability exists via a CSRF in DD-WRT 24-sp2 from specially crafted configuration values containing shell meta-characters, which could let a remote malicious user cause a Denial of Service.

Published: 2020-02-06 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-6297 is rated Moderate Risk (62.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.69%). EPSS rose +1.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6297

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.65% 1.69% +1.04%
2 2025-03-30 0.56% 0.65% +0.09%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.56% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6297

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6297

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6297

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dd-wrt dd-wrt 24 cpe:2.3:o:dd-wrt:dd-wrt:24:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6297

URL Tags
https://lists.openwall.net/bugtraq/2013/07/12/2 Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2012-6297 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Oct/241 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.9527 Permissions Required
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