# CVE-2023-3440: File and Directory Permission Vulnerability in JP1/Performance Management

> Incorrect default permissions in Hitachi JP1/Performance Management allow local attackers to manipulate files, potentially leading to privilege escalation or data modification.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4j9-c52x-fgmm

## What is CVE-2023-3440?

CVE-2023-3440 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Application Server, published on 3 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Hitachi JP1/Performance Management on Windows allows File Manipulation.This issue affects JP1/Performance Management - Manager: from 09-00 before 12-50-07; JP1/Performance Management - Base: from 09-00 through 10-50-*; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Application Server: from 11-00 before 11-50-16; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Enterprise Applications: from 09-00 before 12-00-14; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for HiRDB: from 09-00 before 12-00-14; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for IBM Lotus Domino: from 10-00 before 11-50-16; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Microsoft(R) Exchange Server: from 09-00 before  12-00-14; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Microsoft(R) Internet Information Server: from 09-00 before 12-00-14; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Microsoft(R) SQL Server: from 09-00 before 12-50-07; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Oracle: from 09-00 before  12-10-08; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Platform: from 09-00 before 12-50-07; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Service Response: from 09-00 before 11-50-16; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Transaction System: from 11-00 before 12-00-14; JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Microsoft(R) SQL Server: from 09-00 before 12-50-07; JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Oracle: from 09-00 before 12-10-08; JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Platform: from 09-00 before 12-10-08; JP1/Performance Management - Remote Monitor for Virtual Machine: from 10-00 before 12-50-07; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Domino: from 09-00 through 09-00-*; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 09-00 through 10-00-*; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for IBM WebSphere MQ: from 09-00 through 10-00-*; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for JP1/AJS3: from 09-00 through 10-00-*; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for OpenTP1: from 09-00 through 10-00-*; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Oracle WebLogic Server: from 09-00 through 10-00-*; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for uCosminexus Application Server: from 09-00 through 10-00-*; JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Virtual Machine: from 09-00 through 09-01-*.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3440?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hitachi Jp1\/Performance Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3440 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3440 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3440 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Application Server, published on 3 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3440 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hitachi JP1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Application Server. 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-2023-3440/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3440/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3440
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3440
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3440

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3440/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
