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OpenTextCVELIST:CVE-2023-4501

HistorySep 12, 2023 - 6:05 p.m.

CVE-2023-4501 Authentication bypass in OpenText (Micro Focus) Enterprise Server

2023-09-1218:05:56

CWE-305

CWE-287

CWE-358

CWE-253

OpenText

www.cve.org

authentication

opentext

enterprise server

ldap-based

vulnerability

mitigations

administrators

visual cobol

micro focus

CVSS3

9.8

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

AI Score

9.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

53.8%

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

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  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "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"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000021287

CVSS3

9.8

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

AI Score

9.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

53.8%

JSON

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