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Hacking the DSP-W215, Again, Again, Again

• deleted 12y ago
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• ehPReth 12y ago
  Context: DSP-W215 is a 'smart plug' - something that allows you to control an outlet's on/off state remotely via your LAN. ( http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-solutions/connected-home/smart-plugs/dsp-w215 http://www.dlink.com/us/en/home-solutions/connected-home/sma... ) This is the 4th vulnerability found in this unit. If I remember correctly a patch was released after each reported vulnerability. D-Link's software unit (or whoever wrote the software for this) really needs to step up their game it seems...
• lunixbochs 12y ago
  This is a class of devices (consumer embedded+networked) practically guaranteed to have a decent amount of in-house software sitting a while with little external scrutiny. I think most consumer companies with a web interface on their router have messed up at some time or another... not to mention countless outright back doors.