PT-2024-12905 · Ibm · Ibm Openpages With Watson

Published 2024-01-18 · Updated 2024-09-20 · CVE-2023-40683

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM OpenPages with Watson versions 8.3 through 9.0

Description The issue is caused by insufficient authorization checks, allowing a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. By authenticating as an OpenPages user and using non-public APIs, an attacker could exploit this to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrative access to the application.

Recommendations For versions 8.3 and 9.0, consider disabling non-public API access until a patch is available. Restrict access to administrative functions to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-285

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40683

Affected Products

Ibm Openpages With Watson

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40683 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40683 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67954 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/95515 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/vuldb/status/1748255481913901098 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1748165361030025268 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1748231930095509619 · Twitter Post