8.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-40683
IBM OpenPages with Watson Bypass of Authorization Vulnerability
Description

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could allow remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by insufficient authorization checks. By authenticating as an OpenPages user and using non-public APIs, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrative access to the application. IBM X-Force ID: 264005.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 19, 2024, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 20, 2024, 7:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40683 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 Linux linux_kernel
1 Microsoft windows
1 Ibm openpages_with_watson
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
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-2023-40683.

URL Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40683 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 [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE IBM Corporation CWE-285
    Removed CWE IBM Corporation CWE-264
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774 No Types Assigned https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.3 up to (excluding) 8.3.0.2.7 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:openpages_with_watson:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could allow remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by insufficient authorization checks. By authenticating as an OpenPages user and using non-public APIs, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrative access to the application. IBM X-Force ID: 264005.
    Added Reference IBM Corporation https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference IBM Corporation https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE IBM Corporation CWE-264
    Added CVSS V3.1 IBM Corporation AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-40683 weaknesses.

CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-5: Blue Boxing Blue Boxing CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files Using Malicious Files CAPEC-39: Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry Poison Web Service Registry CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction Session Credential Falsification through Prediction CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-77: Manipulating User-Controlled Variables Manipulating User-Controlled Variables CAPEC-87: Forceful Browsing Forceful Browsing CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-402: Bypassing ATA Password Security Bypassing ATA Password Security CAPEC-647: Collect Data from Registries Collect Data from Registries CAPEC-668: Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB) Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB)
Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.03%

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0.30831

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