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5.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM i 7.2/7.3/7.4/7.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Navigator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Management Central as part of IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 Navigator contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A malicious actor with command line access to the operating system can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges to gain component access to the operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 264114.
The weakness was disclosed 10/29/2023. The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-40686 since 08/18/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (264114). The entry VDB-243811 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 4.9
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/18/2023 CVE reserved10/29/2023 Advisory disclosed
10/29/2023 VulDB entry created
11/19/2023 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-40686 (🔒)
X-Force: 264114
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Entry
Created: 10/29/2023 07:30Updated: 11/19/2023 16:42
Changes: 10/29/2023 07:30 (51), 11/19/2023 16:42 (11)
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