# CVE-2023-28808: Auth bypass in DS-A71024/48/72R,DS-A80624S,DS-A81016S,DS-A72024/72R,DS-A80316S,DS-A82024D

> Attackers can gain admin privileges on Hikvision Hybrid SAN storage devices by sending crafted messages, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-78m2-q358-37wh

## What is CVE-2023-28808?

CVE-2023-28808 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in hikvision DS-A71024/48/72R,DS-A80624S,DS-A81016S,DS-A72024/72R,DS-A80316S,DS-A82024D, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Some 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.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28808?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Hikvision Ds-A71024 Firmware, Hikvision Ds-A71048 Firmware, Hikvision Ds-A71048r-Cvs Firmware, Hikvision Ds-A71072r Firmware, Hikvision Ds-A72024 Firmware, Hikvision Ds-A72072r Firmware, Hikvision Ds-A80316s Firmware, Hikvision Ds-A80624s Firmware, Hikvision Ds-A81016s Firmware, Hikvision Ds-A82024d Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28808 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in hikvision DS-A71024/48/72R,DS-A80624S,DS-A81016S,DS-A72024/72R,DS-A80316S,DS-A82024D

- [CVE-2022-28171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28171/): Command injection in DS-A71024/48/72R,DS-A80624S,DS-A81016S,DS-A72024/72R,DS-A80316S,DS-A82024D (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-28172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28172/): Cross-site scripting in DS-A71024/48/72R,DS-A80624S,DS-A81016S,DS-A72024/72R,DS-A80316S,DS-A82024D (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28808 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28808 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in hikvision DS-A71024/48/72R,DS-A80624S,DS-A81016S,DS-A72024/72R,DS-A80316S,DS-A82024D, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: hikvision DS-A71024/48/72R,DS-A80624S,DS-A81016S,DS-A72024/72R,DS-A80316S,DS-A82024D. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28808/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28808/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28808
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28808
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28808

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28808/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.