CVE-2023-32259 Potential Insufficient Access Control vulnerability has been identified in OpenText™ SMAX/AMX products.

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in OpenText SMAX and AMX due to insufficient granularity, potentially accessing unauthorized data or functions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-32259?

CVE-2023-32259 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OpenText™ Asset Management X (AMX), published on 19 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient Granularity of Access Control vulnerability in OpenText™ Service Management Automation X (SMAX), OpenText™ Asset Management X (AMX) allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Service Management Automation X (SMAX) versions 2020.05, 2020.08, 2020.11, 2021.02, 2021.05, 2021.08, 2021.11, 2022.05, 2022.11; and Asset Management X (AMX) versions 2021.08, 2021.11, 2022.05, 2022.11.

Weakness: CWE-1220

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32259?

How do I fix CVE-2023-32259?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-32259 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32259 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6jjp-3pp9-h253.

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