CVE-2023-47712
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 · uneditedIBM Security Guardium 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges on the system due to improper permissions control. IBM X-Force ID: 271527.
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 confidenceIBM Security Guardium versions 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions control. A local authenticated user can exploit this flaw to gain elevated privileges beyond their assigned role. This is a HIGH-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting the core security appliance software.
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= 11.3= 11.4= 11.5= 12.0CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Identify the installed IBM Security Guardium versionAccess the Guardium command line and run the version retrieval command (such as 'guardctl version' or through the admin UI) to determine the currently installed versionAffected if The installed version is 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, or 12.0
-
Verify the exact version buildConfirm the full version number including any patch or build identifiers to ensure precise matching against the affected version listAffected if The version matches exactly 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, or 12.0
-
Audit file permissions on sensitive system directoriesUse system commands (such as 'ls -la' or equivalent) to inspect permissions on Guardium system directories and configuration filesAffected if Permissions are overly permissive, allowing standard users to modify files that should be restricted to administrative roles
Your environment is affected if the installed IBM Security Guardium version is exactly 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, or 12.0 and file permissions on sensitive system files or directories are incorrectly configured.
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 · scopedApply the vendor-supplied patch or upgrade to a fixed version as specified in IBM's security advisory for this vulnerability. Verify that file permissions on sensitive system files and directories are correctly configured according to IBM's hardening guidelines.
Contact IBM for the specific fixed version or patch (IBM Security Guardium 12.0s or later security update)
- Contact IBM Support or visit the official IBM Security Guardium support portal to obtain the specific security patch or interim fix for CVE-2023-47712
- Request the security bulletin related to IBM X-Force ID 271527
- Apply the provided patch following IBM's standard patch deployment procedures for Guardium appliances
- Verify the patch was applied successfully by checking the system permissions and running privilege checks
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $5,600.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2023-47712 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
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-2023-47712 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
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data