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What is CVE-2011-4723?A medium-severity flaw criminals are using now.

Medium severityKnown exploited1 affected product
The short answer

CVE-2011-4723 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.7) in Dir-300 Firmware from Dlink, published on 20 December 2011. It is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, so criminals are already using it. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 3.1%. If you run an affected version, patch it first.

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Published 20 December 2011. Record last updated 16 June 2026. We keep this page's data up to date.

What it does

What is CVE-2011-4723? In plain terms.

An attacker has to be on the same local network with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data.

The official description

The D-Link DIR-300 router stores cleartext passwords, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

What kind of flaw is it?

  • CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CVSS 3.1 scoreMedium · 5.7

How an attack on it works

Read straight from its severity rating, translated out of the shorthand.

  • Where an attacker can beOn the same local network
  • How hard it is to pull offEasy: no special conditions
  • Login needed firstAn ordinary user account
  • Does someone have to clickNo, nobody has to do anything
  • What an attacker getsCan read data

Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation

Is CVE-2011-4723 being exploited? Yes.

Attackers are already using it. It is on the government list of flaws known to be exploited, and the latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 3.1%.

Known to be exploitedYesOn the government list of exploited flaws
Chance of use in the next 30 days3.1%Its EPSS score, from the latest forecast

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. Exploit likelihood fell
  3. Record last updated
How Precursor Intelligence ranks it
74out of 100High

CVE-2011-4723 scores 74. Action: Emergency patch.

We keep the score of every published flaw up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, and evidence that criminals are actually using it counts most. In order:

  • Evidence it is being exploitedBiggest factor
  • How severe it isStrong factor
  • How widely exposed it isSmaller factor
  • Threat activity around itSmaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score.

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Affected products

Who is affected by CVE-2011-4723? One product.

The published record lists 1 product from 1 vendor. If you run one of these, check your version, then go to the fix below.

Remediation

How do I fix CVE-2011-4723? Four steps.

  1. Check whether you run itCompare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
  2. Apply the vendor’s fixInstall the latest update from the vendor. The references list where the vendor has published details.
  3. If you can’t patch todayFollow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
  4. Check it wasn’t used before you patchedBecause criminals are already using this flaw, look for signs of a break-in on affected systems using the vendor’s guidance.

References

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CVE-2011-4723 is a medium-severity flaw in Dir-300 Firmware from Dlink, published on 20 December 2011. An attacker has to be on the same local network with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data.

It scores 5.7 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2011-4723 is 74 out of 100, which is High. Its action is "Emergency patch". Attackers are using this flaw today. If you run an affected version, it goes to the top of your list.

Attackers are already using it. It is on the government list of flaws known to be exploited, and the latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 3.1%.

For Dir-300 Firmware from Dlink: version not specified.

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet. Because criminals are already using it, also check affected systems for signs of a break-in.

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