CVE-2017-7851

HIGH

D-Link DCS-936L < 1.05.07 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Referer Header Validation Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-7851. PoCs published by SlidingWindow.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in D-Link DCS-936L cameras (firmware 1.02.01) due to weak Referer header validation. The PoC HTML form submits a request to add a new admin user, bypassing authentication by embedding the target IP in the Referer header.

Description

D-Link DCS-936L devices with firmware before 1.05.07 have an inadequate CSRF protection mechanism that requires the device's IP address to be a substring of the HTTP Referer header.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by SlidingWindow · textwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43146

This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in D-Link DCS-936L cameras (firmware 1.02.01) due to weak Referer header validation. The PoC HTML form submits a request to add a new admin user, bypassing authentication by embedding the target IP in the Referer header.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: D-Link DCS-936L with firmware version 1.02.01
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must be logged into the camera's web console · Victim must visit the attacker's malicious page in the same browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DCS-936L/REVA/BETA/DCS-936L_REVA_RELEASE_NOTES_v1.05.07_EN.pdf
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.qualys.com/2017/03/26/qsa-2017-03-26/qsa-2017-03-26.pdf

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0245
EPSS Percentile 82.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
d-link/dcs-936l < 1.05.07
Published Nov 15, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026