PT-2023-27417 · Ibm · Ibm I

Zoltan Panczel · Published 2023-09-27 · Updated 2023-09-29 · CVE-2023-40375

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Integrated application server for IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.5

Description The issue is a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the host operating system can elevate privileges to gain root access to the host operating system.

Recommendations For versions 7.2 through 7.5, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. 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-2023-40375

Affected Products

Ibm I

References · 9

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7038748 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40375 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40375 · Vendor Advisory
• https://https//exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/263580 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/58716 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71221 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1707453369973920074 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1707496577592377486 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/SilentSignalHU/status/1706950633918443894 · Twitter Post