CVE-2023-28808
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSome Hikvision Hybrid SAN/Cluster Storage products have an access control vulnerability which can be used to obtain the admin permission. The attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending crafted messages to the affected devices.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis CVE affects Hikvision Hybrid SAN/Cluster Storage products where an access control vulnerability allows remote attackers to send crafted messages and obtain administrator permissions on affected devices. The lack of proper authorization checks in message handling enables privilege escalation to admin-level access.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.3.8-8<= 1.1.4<= 2.3.8-8<= 2.3.8-8<= 2.3.8-8<= 2.3.8-8<= 2.3.8-8all versions<= 2.3.8-8<= 2.3.8-8CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Hikvision storage device modelAccess the device management interface or check the physical device label to determine the exact model number (e.g., Ds A71024, Ds A72072r, etc.)Affected if The model matches any of the affected products: Ds A71024, Ds A71048, Ds A71072r, Ds A80624s, Ds A81016s, Ds A72024, Ds A72072r, or Ds A80316s
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Check the installed firmware versionLog into the device web interface or CLI and navigate to System Information or Firmware version settings. Compare the firmware version against the affected ranges: <= 2.3.8-8 or <= 1.1.4 (for Ds A71024 only)Affected if The firmware version is at or below 2.3.8-8, or at or below 1.1.4 for the Ds A71024 model (or any version for Ds A72072r)
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Verify management interface exposureCheck network configuration to determine if the device management interface (web GUI, SSH, or other admin ports) is accessible from untrusted networks or the internetAffected if The management interface is exposed to untrusted networks or directly to the internet without firewall restrictions
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Confirm authorization handling is in useReview device logs or network captures for any anomalous message traffic that could indicate unauthorized privilege escalation attemptsAffected if The device processes external messages without proper authorization validation, allowing privilege escalation
A user is affected if they are running any of the listed Hikvision Hybrid SAN/Cluster Storage models with firmware at or below the specified version limits and the management interface is network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied firmware updates for affected Hikvision storage products. If patches are unavailable, implement network segmentation and restrict management interface access to trusted IP addresses only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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