Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action in IBM Observability with Instana - CVE-2023-37404
Published: February 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86779
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37404
CWE-ID: CWE-350
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to reliance on reverse DNS resolution for a security-critical action. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the host after a successful DNS poisoning attack.
Affected software
IBM Observability with Instana
How to mitigate CVE-2023-37404
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Observability with Instana - update to 1.0.255