CVE-2017-7852

Exp

D-Link DCS cameras have a weak/insecure CrossDomain.XML file that allows sites hosting malicious Flash objects to access and/or change the device's settings via a CSRF attack. This is because of the 'allow-access-from domain' child element set to *, thus accepting requests from any domain. If a victim logged into the camera's web console visits a malicious site hosting a malicious Flash file from another Browser tab, the malicious Flash file then can send requests to the victim's DCS series Camera without knowing the credentials. An attacker can host a malicious Flash file that can retrieve Live Feeds or information from the victim's DCS series Camera, add new admin users, or make other changes to the device. Known affected devices are DCS-933L with firmware before 1.13.05, DCS-5030L, DCS-5020L, DCS-2530L, DCS-2630L, DCS-930L, DCS-932L, and DCS-932LB1.

Published: 2017-04-24 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-7852 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.50%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-7852

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
42074 exploit_db edb 2017-02-22 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7852

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 2026-05-06 0.89% 0.50% -0.39%
2 2026-02-17 1.00% 0.89% -0.12%
3 2025-11-21 1.00%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-7852

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]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-7852

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-7852

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dlink dcs-2230l_firmware <= 1.03.01 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2230l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2310l_firmware <= 1.08.01 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2310l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2332l_firmware <= 1.08.01 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2332l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-6010l_firmware <= 1.15.01 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-6010l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-7010l_firmware <= 1.08.01 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-7010l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2530l_firmware <= 1.00.21 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2530l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-930l_firmware <= 1.15.04 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-930l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-930l_firmware <= 2.13.15 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-930l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-932l_firmware <= 1.13.04 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-932l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-932l_firmware <= 2.13.15 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-932l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-934l_firmware <= 1.04.15 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-934l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-942l_firmware <= 1.27 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-942l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-942l_firmware <= 2.11.03 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-942l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-931l_firmware <= 1.13.05 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-931l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-933l_firmware <= 1.13.05 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-933l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-5009l_firmware <= 1.07.05 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-5009l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-5010l_firmware <= 1.13.05 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-5010l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-5020l_firmware <= 1.13.05 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-5020l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-5000l_firmware <= 1.02.02 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-5000l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-5025l_firmware <= 1.02.10 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-5025l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-5030l_firmware <= 1.01.06 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-5030l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2210l_firmware <= 1.03.01 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2210l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2136l_firmware <= 1.04.01 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2136l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2132l_firmware <= 1.08.01 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2132l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-7000l_firmware <= 1.04.00 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-7000l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-6212l_firmware <= 1.00.12 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-6212l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-5029l_firmware <= 1.12.00 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-5029l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2310l_firmware <= 2.03.00 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2310l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2330l_firmware <= 1.13.00 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2330l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-2132l_firmware <= 2.12.00 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-2132l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dcs-5222l_firmware <= 2.12.00 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dcs-5222l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-7852

URL Tags
https://www.qualys.com/2017/02/22/qsa-2017-02-22/qsa-2017-02-22.pdf Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence