# CVE-2023-28062: Missing authorization in PPDM Reporting (PowerProtect Data Manager)

> Remote authenticated low-privilege users can bypass access restrictions to perform unauthorized actions in Dell PPDM.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vf6x-5487-227j

## What is CVE-2023-28062?

CVE-2023-28062 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell PPDM Reporting (PowerProtect Data Manager), published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell PPDM versions 19.12, 19.11 and 19.10, contain an improper access control vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass intended access restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

Weakness: CWE-648 (Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28062?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Powerprotect Data Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28062?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28062 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PPDM Reporting (PowerProtect Data Manager)

- [CVE-2026-40712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40712/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Manager (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-46738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46738/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Manager (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-49499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49499/): Privilege escalation in PowerProtect Data Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-43888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43888/): Information disclosure in PowerProtect Data Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-22454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22454/): Auth bypass in PowerProtect Data Manager (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28062 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28062 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell PPDM Reporting (PowerProtect Data Manager), published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PPDM Reporting (PowerProtect Data Manager). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28062/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28062/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28062
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28062
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28062

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28062/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.