CVE-2023-40683CWE-285

IBM OpenPages with Watson privilege escalation

High · published January 19, 2024

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
52.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00701 · 52.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
Published
2024-01-19T00:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JAN 00:54Z
    IBM OpenPages with Watson privilege escalation
    cvelistv5