PT-2023-26575 · Ibm · Facsimile Support For I+1

Published 2023-08-14 · Updated 2023-08-23 · CVE-2023-38721

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.5

Description The Facsimile Support for i product in IBM i contains a local privilege escalation issue. A malicious actor could gain access to a command line with elevated privileges, allowing root access to the host operating system.

Recommendations For IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.5, consider disabling the Facsimile Support for i product until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. Restrict access to command lines with elevated privileges to minimize the risk of root access to the host operating system. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-38721

Affected Products

Facsimile Support For I

Ibm I

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38721 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38721 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7023423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68461 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/TechFishNews/status/1691186504687906816 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1691191768761380864 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1691142260383952924 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56433 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1691328943918608384 · Twitter Post