What is CVE-2023-53896?

CVE-2023-53896 is a high-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dap-1325, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-53896?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in D-Link Dap-1325

CVE-2023-53896

D-Link DAP-1325 firmware version 1.01 contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download device configuration settings without authentication. Attackers can exploit the /cgi-bin/ExportSettings.sh endpoint to retrieve sensitive configuration information by directly accessing the export settings script.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

D-link Dap-1325 — versions 1.01
Dlink Dap-1325
Dlink Dap-1325_firmware — versions 1.01

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (Exploit, exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Product, product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-53896?: CVE-2023-53896 is a high-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dap-1325, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-53896?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.