IBM i 7.2/7.3/7.4/7.5 Navigator privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM i 7.2/7.3/7.4/7.5. This affects an unknown function of the component Navigator. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-40686. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/18/2023 🔍
10/29/2023 +72 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243812
X-Force: 264114

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2023 07:30
Updated: 11/19/2023 16:42
Changes: 10/29/2023 07:30 (51), 11/19/2023 16:42 (11)
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