CVE-2023-33839 IBM Security Verify Governance command execution
A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Security Verify Governance via a specially crafted request.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-33839?
CVE-2023-33839 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, published on 23 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Verify Governance 10.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request. IBM X-Force ID: 256036.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33839?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Verify Governance.
How do I fix CVE-2023-33839?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-33839 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33839 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance
- CVE-2025-36003 IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager information disclosure
- CVE-2023-35019 IBM Security Verify Governance command execution
- CVE-2022-22466 IBM Security Verify Governance information disclosure
- CVE-2023-35016 IBM Security Verify Governance path traversal
- CVE-2022-22458 IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager information disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-548m-xpmx-h6v4.