CVE-2023-32166
D-Link D-View uploadFile Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability
D-Link D-View uploadFile Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the uploadFile function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19527.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
D-Link D-View uploadFile Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability
D-Link D-View uploadFile Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the uploadFile function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19527.
- Record
CVE-2023-32166- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-36434
D-Link D-View uploadFile Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the uploadFile function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19527.
- Record
EUVD-2023-36434- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w68-wxf2-gv4h
D-Link D-View uploadFile Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability. This...
D-Link D-View uploadFile Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the uploadFile function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19527.
- Record
GHSA-7w68-wxf2-gv4h- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
D-Link D-View uploadFile Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the uploadFile function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create files in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19527.
- Record
CVE-2023-32166- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-32166 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in D-link D-view, published May 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.