PT-2024-12148 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2024-01-22 · Updated 2024-03-07 · CVE-2023-27859

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Db2 versions 10.1 through 11.1

Description The issue allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code caused by installing like-named jar files across multiple databases. A user could exploit this by installing a malicious jar file that overwrites the existing like-named jar file in another database.

Recommendations For IBM Db2 versions 10.1 through 11.1, consider restricting access to jar file installations across multiple databases to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the installation of jar files until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-27859

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27859 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7105503 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249205 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27859 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1749526621172748486 · Twitter Post
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0002 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1749543643889668351 · Twitter Post