CVE-2023-53974

D-Link DSL-124 ME_1.00 Backup Configuration File Disclosure via Unauthenticated Request

State: Published
Severity: 8.8 High
Published: Dec 22, 2025
Updated: Oct 1, 2026
Reserved: Dec 20, 2025

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	8.8 High	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	VulnCheck
3.1	7.5 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Affected Products

Product	Versions
DSL-124 Wireless N300 ADSL2+D-Link	ME_1.00Affected

References

ExploitDB-51129exploit
D-Link Official Homepageproduct
D-Link MEA Product Details Pageproduct
VulnCheck Advisory: D-Link DSL-124 ME_1.00 Backup Configuration File Disclosure via Unauthenticated Requestthird-party-advisory

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