# CVE-2023-31273: Privilege escalation in Intel DCM software

> Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges via network access due to protection mechanism failure in Intel DCM software.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cc94-45q3-h8pp

## What is CVE-2023-31273?

CVE-2023-31273 is a critical vulnerability in Intel DCM software, published on 14 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Protection mechanism failure in some Intel DCM software before version 5.2 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31273?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Data Center Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-31273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-31273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel DCM software

- [CVE-2018-3679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3679/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Data Center Manager SDK (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-33942](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33942/): Security feature bypass in Intel(R) DCM software (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-23182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23182/): Auth bypass in Intel(R) Data Center Manager software (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-12347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12347/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Data Center Manager Console (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-0102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0102/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-31273 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-31273 is a critical vulnerability in Intel DCM software, published on 14 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel DCM software. 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-2023-31273/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31273/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31273
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31273
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31273

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