Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-32145

High

Published: 03 May 2024

Published
03 May 2024
Modified
16 May 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0030 53.8th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-32145 is a high-severity Use of Hard-coded Password (CWE-259) vulnerability in Dlink Dap-1360 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 46.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

D-Link DAP-1360 Hardcoded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DAP-1360 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of login requests…

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to the web-based user interface. The firmware contains hard-coded default credentials. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. . Was ZDI-CAN-18455.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

dlink
dap-1360 firmware
≤ 6.15eub01
dlink
dap-2020 firmware
≤ 1.03rc004

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-259 CWE-798

Changing default authenticators prior to first use directly prevents use of hard-coded passwords.

addresses: CWE-798 CWE-259

Intelligence programs surface reports of campaigns that abuse hard-coded credentials in products, prompting removal or replacement and thereby reducing successful exploitation.

addresses: CWE-798 CWE-259

Vetting reduces the chance a developer will deliberately insert hard-coded credentials as a backdoor or unauthorized access mechanism.

addresses: CWE-798 CWE-259

Supplier risk reviews identify and discourage hard-coded credentials in delivered products or services.

addresses: CWE-798

Enables users to notice when hard-coded credentials have been exploited for unauthorized access.

addresses: CWE-798

Security training explicitly warns against hard-coded credentials, lowering their use in systems.

addresses: CWE-798

Policy and procedures prohibit hard-coded credentials in favor of managed authentication.

addresses: CWE-798

External identity providers eliminate the need for hard-coded credentials in applications.

References