CVE-2023-2480

Elevation of Privilege in M-Files Desktop Client

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

Missing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-05-02 CVE Reserved
2023-05-25 CVE Published
2024-08-28 CVE Updated
2024-11-04 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-280: Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

CAPEC-212: Functionality Misuse

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480	2023-06-27
https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480	2024-08-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
M-files Search vendor "M-files"		M-files Search vendor "M-files" for product "M-files"				< 23.5.12598.0 Search vendor "M-files" for product "M-files" and version " < 23.5.12598.0"		-		Affected