Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IBM MQ Appliance - CVE-2023-46176
Published: November 1, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82657
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46176
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of security keys. A local privileged user can trigger the vulnerability to bypass security bypass and escalate privilege on the system.
Affected software
IBM MQ Appliance
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46176
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM MQ Appliance - update to 9.3.4