Description
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.
Published: 2024-05-03
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-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.
History

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dlink
Dlink d-view 8
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dlink:d-view_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dlink
Dlink d-view 8

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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. 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.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-18T18:28:25.763Z

Reserved: 2023-05-03T20:10:47.063Z

Link: CVE-2023-32168

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Updated: 2024-08-02T15:10:24.608Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:22.060

Modified: 2025-08-07T15:49:16.027

Link: CVE-2023-32168

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