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Security GuardiumApplication · Ibm

CVE-2023-47709

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
IBM Security Guardium 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request. IBM X-Force ID: 271524.

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 confidence

IBM Security Guardium versions 11.3 through 12.0 contain a command injection vulnerability that allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands via specially crafted HTTP requests.

MitigationApply IBM's security patch for CVE-2023-47709 or upgrade to a patched version; restrict network access to Guardium management interfaces to trusted users only.

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
Security GuardiumApplication
Affected:= 11.3= 11.4= 11.5= 12.0

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Guardium version
    Access the Guardium CLI or web interface and retrieve the installed version number. In the CLI, this can often be found via version display commands or system info queries.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, or 12.0
  2. Confirm web management interface is enabled
    Verify that the Guardium web UI (typically on ports 8443 or 443) is accessible and responding. Check via browser or network scan to confirm the interface is up.
    Affected if The web management interface is exposed and accepts HTTP/HTTPS requests
  3. Verify authentication status
    Confirm whether authentication is required for the web interface and check if default or weak credentials are in use. Examine the authentication configuration in Guardium settings.
    Affected if The attacker can obtain valid credentials (whether through default accounts, weak passwords, or other means) to authenticate to the web interface

A user is affected if they are running Guardium versions 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, or 12.0 with the web management interface accessible to an attacker who can obtain valid credentials.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply IBM's security patch for CVE-2023-47709 or upgrade to a patched version; restrict network access to Guardium management interfaces to trusted users only.

Fix this in Security Guardium Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,440
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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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