CVE-2023-32148
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 · uneditedD-Link DIR-2640 HNAP PrivateLogin Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of D-Link DIR-2640 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web management interface, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. A crafted XML element in the login request can cause authentication to succeed without providing proper credentials. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. . Was ZDI-CAN-19545.
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 · high confidenceD-Link DIR-2640 routers contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the HNAP (Home Network Administration Protocol) implementation of the web management interface on TCP port 80. The flaw allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication by sending a crafted XML element in the login request that causes authentication to succeed without providing valid credentials.
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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= 1.11b02CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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 device modelAccess the router web interface or check the device label to confirm it is a D-Link DIR-2640 modelAffected if The device is a D-Link DIR-2640 router
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Check the firmware versionLog into the router web interface and navigate to the Status or Management page to view the firmware version, or use the router's administration interface to confirm the running firmware versionAffected if The firmware version is 1.11b02
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Verify web management interface is accessibleAttempt to access http://<router-ip>/ on TCP port 80 from the networkAffected if The router's web management interface on port 80 is reachable from the network
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Check HNAP service availabilitySend an HTTP request to the router and examine the response headers or SOAP endpoints for HNAP (Home Network Administration Protocol) functionalityAffected if HNAP service is exposed and accessible on the device
A user is affected if they have a D-Link DIR-2640 router running firmware version 1.11b02 with the web management interface and HNAP service accessible on the network.
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 the vendor-supplied firmware update from D-Link to patch the HNAP authentication bypass vulnerability. If no patch is available, consider replacing the affected device with a supported model.
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