What is CVE-2023-31189?

CVE-2023-31189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Openbmc, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2024-02-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-31189?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Intel Openbmc

CVE-2023-31189

Improper authentication in some Intel(R) Server Product OpenBMC firmware before version egs-1.09 may allow an authenticated user to enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Intel Openbmc
Intel Xeon_bronze_3408u
Intel Xeon_gold_5403n
Intel Xeon_gold_5411n
Intel Xeon_gold_5412u
Intel Xeon_gold_5415\+
Intel Xeon_gold_5416s
Intel Xeon_gold_5418n
Intel Xeon_gold_5418y
Intel Xeon_gold_5420\+

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

secure@intel.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-31189?: CVE-2023-31189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Openbmc, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2024-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-31189?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.