CVE-2023-36091
Published: 31 July 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-36091 is a critical-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Dlink Dir-895L Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 41.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-40073
Vulnerability details
Authentication Bypass vulnerability in D-Link DIR-895 FW102b07 allows remote attackers to gain escalated privileges via via function phpcgi_main in cgibin. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.
Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.
Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.
The authorization process and usage restrictions help prevent incorrect authorization for remote access types.
Establishing configuration and connection requirements helps ensure correct rather than incorrect authorization for wireless access.
Establishing connection authorization processes for mobile devices helps ensure authorization decisions are correctly implemented rather than incorrect.
Monitoring account use, notifying on changes, and reviewing accounts for compliance corrects incorrect authorization assignments.
Ensures authorization decisions for external system use are correctly implemented and enforced.