CVE-2023-24468
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 · uneditedBroken access control in Advanced Authentication versions prior to 6.4.1.1 and 6.3.7.2
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 confidenceBroken access control vulnerability in Advanced Authentication versions prior to 6.4.1.1 and 6.3.7.2 allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to the authentication system or protected resources.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 6.3= 6.3= 6.4CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Find installed version of NetIQ Advanced AuthenticationCheck the installed programs list, product documentation, or use the product's version command or configuration file to determine the exact version number of Advanced Authentication installed in your environmentAffected if The installed version is < 6.3, or equals 6.3.x, or equals 6.4.x (any version of 6.4 up to but not including 6.4.1.1)
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Confirm version is within vulnerable rangeCompare your installed version against the known affected versions: any version less than 6.3, version 6.3 (all 6.3.x versions), or version 6.4 (all 6.4.x versions up to 6.4.1.0)Affected if Your version is 6.3.x or 6.4.x where x is any subversion, or less than 6.3
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Verify version is NOT patchedConfirm the installed version is not 6.3.7.2 or 6.4.1.1 or later (the patched versions that address this CVE)Affected if The installed version is earlier than 6.3.7.2 or earlier than 6.4.1.1
You are affected if NetIQ Advanced Authentication is installed and the version number is less than 6.3.7.2 or less than 6.4.1.1 (specifically any version < 6.3, any 6.3.x version, or any 6.4.x version before 6.4.1.1).
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.
dbcve · scoped6.3
Upgrade Advanced Authentication to version 6.4.1.1 or 6.3.7.2 or later to address the broken access control vulnerability.
6.3.7.2 for 6.3.x branch or 6.4.1.1 for 6.4.x branch
- Identify the currently installed NetIQ Advanced Authentication version to determine the appropriate upgrade path
- For versions 6.3.x: Upgrade to version 6.3.7.2
- For versions 6.4.x: Upgrade to version 6.4.1.1
- Download the appropriate fixed version from the official NetIQ product download portal
- Follow NetIQ's standard upgrade procedure for Advanced Authentication, including backing up the current configuration
- After upgrade, verify the version to confirm the patch was applied successfully
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-24468 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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