Permissions, privileges, and access controls in IBM Db2



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-27558
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM DB2
Server applications / Database software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU81945

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27558

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM DB2: before 10.5 FP11, 11.1.4.7, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 10.5 FP11, 10.5 FP11

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010571


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

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.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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