Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU84496

Improper Privilege Management in IBM CICS TX Advanced and IBM CICS TX Standard - CVE-2023-43018

Published: December 18, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU84496

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43018

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

IBM CICS TX Advanced
IBM CICS TX Standard

How to mitigate CVE-2023-43018

Install updates from vendor's website.

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