Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IBM MQ Appliance - CVE-2023-46176

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IBM MQ Appliance - CVE-2023-46176

Published: November 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82657
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46176
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM MQ Appliance

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-46176

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources