Thales Imperva SecureSphere WAF 14.7.0.40 HTTP POST Request access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Thales Imperva SecureSphere WAF 14.7.0.40. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-50969. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Thales Imperva SecureSphere WAF 14.7.0.40. Affected is some unknown processing of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Thales Imperva SecureSphere WAF 14.7.0.40 allows remote attackers to bypass WAF rules via a crafted POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2021-45468.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-50969 since 12/17/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/06/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-55697). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/17/2023 🔍
03/29/2024 +103 days 🔍
03/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/06/2026 +707 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.imperva.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-50969 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258600
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2024 04:23
Updated: 03/06/2026 13:04
Changes: 03/29/2024 04:23 (51), 05/07/2024 16:41 (1), 08/28/2024 00:59 (13), 03/06/2026 13:04 (1)
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