Improper access control in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2023-38003

 

Improper access control in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2023-38003

Published: December 12, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84099
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38003
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user with DATAACCESS privileges can execute routines that they should not have access to.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2023-38003

Install updates from vendor's website.

Db2 Big SQL - update to 7.6.2
dashDB Local - update to 11.5.9.0
IBM Cloud Pak System - addressed in versions 2.3.4.1, 2.3.5.0
IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager - update to 6.2.0.5.4
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) - update to 8.1.4.0.15
Storage Protect Server - update to 8.1.22
IBM DB2 - addressed in versions 10.5 FP11, 11.1.4.7, 11.5.0.0, 11.5.9

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