CVE-2023-32168
D-Link D-View showUser Improper Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
D-Link D-View showUser Improper Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the showUser method. The issue results from the lack of proper authorization before accessing a privileged endpoint. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. . Was ZDI-CAN-19534.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
D-Link D-View showUser Improper Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
D-Link D-View showUser Improper Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the showUser method. The issue results from the lack of proper authorization before accessing a privileged endpoint. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. . Was ZDI-CAN-19534.
- Record
CVE-2023-32168- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-36436
D-Link D-View showUser Improper Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the showUser method. The issue results from the lack of proper authorization before accessing a privileged endpoint. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. . Was ZDI-CAN-19534.
- Record
EUVD-2023-36436- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gh3-ffhv-62qr
D-Link D-View showUser Improper Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This...
D-Link D-View showUser Improper Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the showUser method. The issue results from the lack of proper authorization before accessing a privileged endpoint. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-19534.
- Record
GHSA-5gh3-ffhv-62qr- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
D-Link D-View showUser Improper Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the showUser method. The issue results from the lack of proper authorization before accessing a privileged endpoint. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. . Was ZDI-CAN-19534.
- Record
CVE-2023-32168- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- 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-2023-32168 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 1.63%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.