Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IBM DB2 - CVE-2023-27558

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81945

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27558

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service.

IBM DB2
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM)
IBM Intelligent Operations Center
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
WebSphere Remote Server
IBM Security Verify Governance
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM)
IBM OpenPages with Watson
dashDB Local
DB2 on Cloud Pak for Data
DB2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data
Db2 Big SQL
Storage Protect Server

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM DB2 - addressed in versions 10.5 FP11, 11.1.4.7, 11.5.7, 11.5.8
dashDB Local - update to 11.5.9.0
DB2 on Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.7.3
DB2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.7.3
Db2 Big SQL - update to 7.5.3
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) - update to 8.1.4.0.4
Storage Protect Server - update to 8.1.20

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010571
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249194
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0017/

• Permissions, privileges, and access controls in IBM Db2
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud APM
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance - Identity Manager
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Remote Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages with Watson
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Protect Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM dashDB Local