What is CVE-2024-1973?

CVE-2024-1973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opentext Secure Content Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2024-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-1973?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Opentext Secure Content Manager

CVE-2024-1973

By leveraging the vulnerability, lower-privileged users of Content Manager can manipulate Content Manager clients to elevate privileges and perform unauthorized operations.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (30.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opentext Secure Content Manager — versions 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security@opentext.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1973?: CVE-2024-1973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opentext Secure Content Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2024-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-1973?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.