CVE-2023-38534
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 · uneditedImproper authentication vulnerability in OpenText™ Exceed Turbo X affecting versions 12.5.0 and 12.5.1. The vulnerability could allow disclosure of restricted information in unauthenticated RPC.
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 confidenceImproper authentication in OpenText Exceed Turbo X versions 12.5.0 and 12.5.1 allows unauthenticated attackers to access restricted information through RPC endpoints that lack proper authentication controls.
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= 12.5.0= 12.5.1CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Confirm Exceed Turbo X versionCheck the installed version via Windows Registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\OpenText\Exceed TurboX\Version, or look in Add/Remove Programs, or check the program's About dialogAffected if Version displayed is 12.5.0 or 12.5.1
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Identify RPC service statusCheck if the Exceed Turbo X RPC service (usually named 'Exceed TurboX RPC' or similar) is running and listening on network ports. Use 'netstat -an | findstr' to look for ports 5658 or similar RPC ports used by ExceedAffected if RPC service is running and bound to a network interface accessible to untrusted users
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Verify RPC authentication configurationExamine Exceed Turbo X configuration files (typically in the installation directory under config or settings) for RPC interface settings. Look for authentication parameters that may be disabled or set to noneAffected if RPC interfaces are configured with authentication disabled or set to permit unauthenticated access
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Test RPC endpoint accessibilityAttempt to access RPC endpoints remotely using a tool like rpcinfo or by connecting to the known Exceed RPC port from an untrusted network segment without providing credentialsAffected if RPC calls succeed without authentication credentials being presented or accepted
Environment is affected if Exceed Turbo X version 12.5.0 or 12.5.1 is installed AND RPC endpoints are accessible without authentication requirements.
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 dataRestrict or enforce authentication on RPC interfaces, and upgrade to a patched version if available from OpenText.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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