Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU72460

Improper access control in Siemens products - CVE-2023-23835

Published: February 21, 2023 / Updated: February 22, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72460

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23835

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass XPath constraints and retrieve information using XPath queries that trigger errors.

Affected software

Mendix Applications using Mendix 7
Mendix Applications using Mendix 8
Mendix Applications using Mendix 9

How to mitigate CVE-2023-23835

Install updates from vendor's website.

Mendix Applications using Mendix 7 - update to 7.23.34
Mendix Applications using Mendix 8 - update to 8.18.23
Mendix Applications using Mendix 9 - addressed in versions 9.6.15, 9.12.10, 9.18.4, 9.22.0

External References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-252808.pdficsa-23-047-11

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