Security Bulletin: IBM OpenPages Is Vulnerable to Security Checks bypass (CVE-2023-40683)

Summary

A vulnerability caused by insufficient authorization checks of API requests by an authorized user is addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-40683
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM OpenPages 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.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264005 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

A fix has been created for each affected version of the named product. Download and install the fix as soon as possible. Fixes and installation instructions are provided at the URLs listed below:

Product

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Remediation

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For IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3

- Apply 8.3 FixPack 2 **(8.3.0.2)**then,

- Apply 8.3 Interim Fix 1 (8.3.0.2.7) or later

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Download URL for 8.3.0.2

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/openpages-watson-83-fix-pack-2

Download URL for 8.3.0.2.7

<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/openpages-watson-8302-interim-fix-7&gt;

For IBM OpenPages 9.0

- Apply 9.0 FixPack 1**(9.0.0.1)**then,

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Download URL for 9.0.0.1

<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-openpages-90-fix-pack-1&gt;

For IBM OpenPages v8.0/8.1/8.2 customers, IBM recommends to upgrade to a fixed and supported versions 8.3 or9.0 of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None