CVE-2023-40683

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could allow remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by insufficient authorization checks. By authenticating as an OpenPages user and using non-public APIs, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrative access to the application. IBM X-Force ID: 264005.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:9.0:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

20 Sep 2024, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-264~~	CWE-285

24 Jan 2024, 21:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 - VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*

19 Jan 2024, 01:51

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-19 01:15

Updated : 2024-09-20 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-40683

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40683

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40683

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

linux

linux_kernel

ibm

openpages_with_watson

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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