CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-40683
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2024-01-19
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-285
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.
Affected configurations
• ibm openpages with watson (>= 8.3 < 8.3.0.2.7)
• ibm openpages with watson 9.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization weakness
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774 Patch, Vendor Advisory