VDB-230403 · CVE-2023-34257 · GCVE-0-2023-34257

BMC Patrol up to 23.1.00 Configuration improper authentication ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BMC Patrol up to 23.1.00. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Configuration Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-34257. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. There is ongoing doubt regarding the real existence of this vulnerability.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in BMC Patrol up to 23.1.00. This affects an unknown code block of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol through 23.1.00. The agent's configuration can be remotely modified (and, by default, authentication is not required). Some configuration fields related to SNMP (e.g., masterAgentName or masterAgentStartLine) result in code execution when the agent is restarted. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is "These are not vulnerabilities for us as we have provided the option to implement the authentication."

The weakness was presented 06/01/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at errno.fr. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-34257 since 05/31/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Patrol

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/31/2023 🔍
06/01/2023 +1 days 🔍
06/01/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2025 +589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: errno.fr
Status: Not defined
Disputed: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2023-34257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-34257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230403

Entryinfo

Created: 06/01/2023 06:13
Updated: 01/10/2025 16:39
Changes: 06/01/2023 06:13 (39), 06/25/2023 11:56 (11), 01/10/2025 16:39 (26)
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