#VU84496 Improper Privilege Management in IBM CICS TX Standard and IBM CICS TX Advanced - CVE-2023-43018
Published: December 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84496
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43018
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM CICS TX Standard
IBM CICS TX Advanced
IBM CICS TX Standard
IBM CICS TX Advanced
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to IBM CICS TX Standard and Advanced performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerability to escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.