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What is CVE-2025-1103?A medium-severity flaw in Dir-823x, explained.

Medium severity2 affected products
The short answer

CVE-2025-1103 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) in Dir-823x from Dlink, published on 7 February 2025. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 14%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

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Published 7 February 2025. Record last updated 21 May 2025. We keep this page's data up to date.

What it does

What is CVE-2025-1103? In plain terms.

It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.

The official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in D-Link DIR-823X 240126/240802. This affects the function set_wifi_blacklists of the file /goform/set_wifi_blacklists of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument macList leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

What kind of flaw is it?

  • CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
  • CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS 3.1 scoreMedium · 6.5

How an attack on it works

Read straight from its severity rating, translated out of the shorthand.

  • Where an attacker can beAnywhere on the internet
  • How hard it is to pull offEasy: no special conditions
  • Login needed firstAn ordinary user account
  • Does someone have to clickNo, nobody has to do anything
  • What an attacker getsCan take it offline

Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation

Is CVE-2025-1103 being exploited? Not that we know of.

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 14%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Known to be exploitedNoNot on the list of exploited flaws today
Chance of use in the next 30 days14%Its EPSS score, from the latest forecast

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Record last updated
How Precursor Intelligence ranks it
47out of 100Medium

CVE-2025-1103 scores 47. Action: Plan remediation.

We keep the score of every published flaw up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, and evidence that criminals are actually using it counts most. In order:

  • Evidence it is being exploitedBiggest factor
  • How severe it isStrong factor
  • How widely exposed it isSmaller factor
  • Threat activity around itSmaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score.

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Affected products

Who is affected by CVE-2025-1103? 2 products.

The published record lists 2 products from 1 vendor. If you run one of these, check your version, then go to the fix below.

Remediation

How do I fix CVE-2025-1103? Four steps.

  1. Check whether you run itCompare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
  2. Apply the vendor’s fixInstall the latest update from the vendor. The references list where the vendor has published details.
  3. If you can’t patch todayFollow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
  4. Keep an eye on itTrack the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

References

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CVE-2025-1103 is a medium-severity flaw in Dir-823x from Dlink, published on 7 February 2025. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.

It scores 6.5 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2025-1103 is 47 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". Not confirmed as exploited yet, but serious or likely enough that it should not wait for a quiet month.

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 14%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

For Dir-823x from Dlink: version not specified. The record lists 2 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

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