SB2023121816 - Improper privilege management in IBM CICS TX Standard and IBM CICS TX Advanced
Published: December 18, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023121816
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43018)
CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to IBM CICS TX Standard and Advanced performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerability to escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.