CVE-2013-2323
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHP SQL/MX 3.0 through 3.2 on NonStop servers, when SQL/MP Objects are used, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify data via unspecified vectors, aka the "SQL/MP tables" issue.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHP SQL/MX 3.0 through 3.2 on NonStop servers contains an access control bypass vulnerability in SQL/MP Objects that allows authenticated remote users to modify data outside their intended permissions. The vulnerability resides in how SQL/MP tables enforce access restrictions, allowing privilege escalation through the database interface.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.0= 3.1= 3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed HP SQL/MX versionUse NonStop system commands (such as 'sqlmx -version' or check the SQL/MX installation metadata) to determine the exact version of HP SQL/MX running on the systemAffected if The version is 3.0, 3.1, or 3.2
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Confirm SQL/MP object usageQuery the SQL/MX system catalog or metadata tables to identify if SQL/MP tables (as opposed to SQL/MX tables) are defined and in use within the databaseAffected if SQL/MP objects are defined and accessible through the database interface
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Review database user privilegesExamine the permission grants on SQL/MP objects by querying the SQL/MX system catalog tables that store access control definitions (such as _SQLMX_OBJECTS or equivalent metadata views)Affected if Authenticated users have been granted any data modification privileges on SQL/MP objects
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Audit data modification access patternsReview SQL/MX audit logs or transaction logs for any data modification operations performed by authenticated users on SQL/MP tables outside their expected scopeAffected if Any data modification operations exist that exceed the documented or intended permissions for the executing user
User is affected if running HP SQL/MX version 3.0, 3.1, or 3.2 with SQL/MP objects accessible to authenticated database users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade HP SQL/MX to a version beyond 3.2 that addresses this vulnerability, or implement strict database user privilege controls to limit data modification access to authorized SQL/MP objects only.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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