7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-31871
OpenText Documentum Content Server SUID Binary Privilege Escalation
Description

OpenText Documentum Content Server before 23.2 has a flaw that allows for privilege escalation from a non-privileged Documentum user to root. The software comes prepackaged with a root owned SUID binary dm_secure_writer. The binary has security controls in place preventing creation of a file in a non-owned directory, or as the root user. However, these controls can be carefully bypassed to allow for an arbitrary file write as root.

INFO

Published Date :

May 18, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 22, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Source :

cve@mitre.org

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-31871 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opentext documentum_content_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-31871.

URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/picar0jsu/a8e623639da34f36202ce5e436668de7 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/picar0jsu/a8e623639da34f36202ce5e436668de7 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-31871 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-31871 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-732
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/picar0jsu/a8e623639da34f36202ce5e436668de7
  • CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    May. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/picar0jsu/a8e623639da34f36202ce5e436668de7 No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/picar0jsu/a8e623639da34f36202ce5e436668de7 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opentext:documentum_content_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 23.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.19498

percentile

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