What is CVE-2023-23470?

CVE-2023-23470 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-23470?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

SQL Injection in IBM I

CVE-2023-23470

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 could allow an authenticated privileged administrator to gain elevated privileges in non-default configurations, as a result of improper SQL processing. By using a specially crafted SQL operation, the administrator could exploit the vulnerability to perform additional administrator operations. IBM X-Force ID: 244510.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm I — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.2, 7.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23470?: CVE-2023-23470 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM I, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-23470?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.