VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-40683

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.70%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-01-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could allow remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by insufficient authorization checks. By authenticating as an OpenPages user and using non-public APIs, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security and gain unauthorized administrative access to the application. IBM X-Force ID: 264005.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@us.ibm.com: CWE-285

Primary references