CVE-2023-40683

IBM OpenPages with Watson privilege escalation

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

IBM OpenPages con Watson 8.3 y 9.0 podría permitir a un atacante remoto eludir las restricciones de seguridad causadas por comprobaciones de autorización insuficientes. Al autenticarse como usuario de OpenPages y utilizar API no públicas, un atacante podría aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para eludir la seguridad y obtener acceso administrativo no autorizado a la aplicación. ID de IBM X-Force: 264005.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-08-18 CVE Reserved
2024-01-19 CVE Published
2025-05-30 CVE Updated
2025-06-09 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-285: Improper Authorization

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107774	2024-01-24

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005	2024-01-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Openpages With Watson Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson"	>= 8.3 < 8.3.0.2.7 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson" and version " >= 8.3 < 8.3.0.2.7"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Openpages With Watson Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson"	>= 8.3 < 8.3.0.2.7 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson" and version " >= 8.3 < 8.3.0.2.7"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Openpages With Watson Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Openpages With Watson Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe