CSRF in IBM InfoSphere Information Server

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU76437

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23473

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM InfoSphere Information Server: 11.7 - 11.7.1.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_infosphere_information_server:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_infosphere_information_server:11.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_infosphere_information_server:11.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6988169

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.