CVE-2023-47716
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 CP4BA - Filenet Content Manager Component 5.5.8.0, 5.5.10.0, and 5.5.11.0 could allow a user to gain the privileges of another user under unusual circumstances. IBM X-Force ID: 271656.
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 confidenceThis is a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation (CP4BA) Filenet Content Manager. The flaw allows an authenticated user to gain the privileges of another user under unusual circumstances, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive content management functions and data.
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= 21.0.3= 23.0.1= 5.5.8= 5.5.10= 5.5.11CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Filenet Content Manager is installedIdentify whether IBM Filenet Content Manager or IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation with Filenet Content Manager component is present in the environment. Check for related processes, services, or installation directories typical of IBM FileNet deployments.Affected if Filenet Content Manager is installed and running in the environment
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Determine installed Filenet Content Manager versionLocate and retrieve the version information for the Filenet Content Manager installation. Common locations include installation logs, version files in the installation directory, or the IBM Administration Console for Content Manager.Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or is not clearly documented
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Compare version against affected releasesCompare your installed version against the affected ranges: IBM CP4BA Filenet Content Manager versions 21.0.3 and 23.0.1; IBM Filenet Content Manager versions 5.5.8, 5.5.10, and 5.5.11.Affected if The installed version exactly matches 21.0.3, 23.0.1, 5.5.8, 5.5.10, or 5.5.11
The environment is affected if IBM Filenet Content Manager or IBM CP4BA Filenet Content Manager is installed and the installed version is exactly 21.0.3, 23.0.1, 5.5.8, 5.5.10, or 5.5.11.
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 dataApply IBM's security patches for the affected versions (5.5.8.0, 5.5.10.0, 5.5.11.0). Until patched, implement strict access controls, monitor for anomalous privilege escalation events, and limit user permissions to the minimum required for business functions.
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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-2023-47716 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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