CVE-2023-4501
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
39.3%
User authentication with username and password credentials is ineffective in OpenText (Micro Focus) Visual COBOL, COBOL Server, Enterprise Developer, and Enterprise Server (including product variants such as Enterprise Test Server), versions 7.0 patch updates 19 and 20, 8.0 patch updates 8 and 9, and 9.0 patch update 1, when LDAP-based authentication is used with certain configurations. When the vulnerability is active, authentication succeeds with any valid username, regardless of whether the password is correct; it may also succeed with an invalid username (and any password). This allows an attacker with access to the product to impersonate any user.
Mitigations: The issue is corrected in the upcoming patch update for each affected product. Product overlays and workaround instructions are available through OpenText Support. The vulnerable configurations are believed to be uncommon.
Administrators can test for the vulnerability in their installations by attempting to sign on to a Visual COBOL or Enterprise Server component such as ESCWA using a valid username and incorrect password.
Affected configurations
CNA Affected
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"platforms": [
"Windows",
"Linux",
"AIX Solaris HP-UX"
],
"product": "Visual COBOL, COBOL Server, Enterprise Developer, Enterprise Server",
"vendor": "OpenText",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "7.0.21",
"status": "affected",
"version": "7.0.19",
"versionType": "patch update"
},
{
"lessThan": "8.0.10",
"status": "affected",
"version": "8.0.8",
"versionType": "patch update"
},
{
"lessThan": "9.0.2",
"status": "affected",
"version": "9.0.1",
"versionType": "patch update"
}
]
}
]Related
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
39.3%