D-Link D-View InstallApplication hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in D-Link D-View. This affects the function InstallApplication. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-44411. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in D-Link D-View (affected version unknown) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function InstallApplication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

D-Link D-View InstallApplication Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link D-View. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the InstallApplication class. The class contains a hard-coded password for the remotely reachable database. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-19553.

The weakness was published 10/05/2023 as ZDI-23-1509. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-44411 since 09/28/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/08/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/28/2023 🔍
10/05/2023 +7 days 🔍
10/05/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/08/2025 +672 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: ZDI-23-1509
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-44411 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-44411
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241375

Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2023 12:01
Updated: 08/08/2025 00:30
Changes: 10/05/2023 12:01 (37), 08/08/2025 00:30 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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