CVE-2023-32000Network attack vector

Administrator privilege escalation via cross-site scripting

Published Jul 7, 2023 · Updated Oct 21, 2024

Cross-site scripting in Ubiquiti UniFi Network Application 7.3.83 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. Ubiquiti has not disclosed the affected input, code locus, or missing output-neutralization operation. Exploitation requires Site Administrator credentials and an Administrator to visit a malicious page, after which attacker-supplied script executes with elevated privileges.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Ubiquiti UniFi Network Application 7.3.83 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. Ubiquiti has not disclosed the affected input, code locus, or missing output-neutralization operation. Exploitation requires Site Administrator credentials and an Administrator to visit a malicious page, after which attacker-supplied script executes with elevated privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32000
Published
Jul 7, 2023
Updated
Oct 21, 2024
Vendor
Ubiquiti Inc.
Product
UniFi Network Application
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.3.83 <=7.3.83

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Ubiquiti Inc. · UniFi Network Applicationversion=7.3.83 <=7.3.83

Published CVSS scores

8.4UbiquitiCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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