# MA-1223.012025: MyCERT Advisory - D-Link End-of-Life Routers Vulnerable to Botnet Exploits

**Date:** 03 Jan 2025  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-1223.012025  
**Advisory ID:** MA-1223.012025

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**1.0 Introduction**
Recently, D-Link has issued a critical advisory, urging users to promptly retire and replace several legacy router models due to their vulnerability to botnet exploits. These routers are being targeted by two botnets known as "Ficora" and "Capsaicin". The botnets exploit multiple known vulnerabilities, including CVE-2015-2051, CVE-2019-10891, CVE-2022- 37056, and CVE-2024-33112.
**2.0 Impact**
Compromised devices allows attackers to leverage weaknesses in the D-Link Management Interface (HNAP) to execute malicious commands via the “GetDeviceSettings” action. These attacks can lead to theft of sensitive data, execution of unauthorized shell scripts and deployment of large-scale Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) operations.
**3.0 Affected Product**
- DIR-645: All hardware revisions, EOL as of December 31, 2018.
- DIR-806: All hardware revisions, EOL as of February 1, 2016.
- GO-RT-AC750: All hardware revisions, EOL as of February 29, 2016.
- DIR-845L: All hardware revisions, EOL as of March 1, 2016
**4.0 Recommendations**
CyberSecurity Malaysia encourages users and administrators to review the D-Link security announcement and apply the necessary updates.
Kindly refer to the following URL:  
- <https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10417>
Generally, Cyber999 advises users of this device to be updated with the latest security announcements by the vendor and follow best practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied.
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E-mail: cyber999[at]cybersecurity.my 
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**5.0 References**
- <https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10417>