CVE-2023-42027 IBM CICS TX cross-site request forgery

Medium 4.3 Published 2 Nov 2023 Updated 5 Sep 2024

An attacker can trick a trusted user into executing unauthorized actions on IBM CICS TX servers via cross-site request forgery.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-42027?

CVE-2023-42027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM CICS TX Advanced, published on 2 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM CICS TX Standard 11.1, Advanced 10.1, 11.1, and TXSeries for Multiplatforms 8.1, 8.2, 9.1 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 266057.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42027?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Cics Tx, Ibm Txseries for Multiplatforms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42027?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42027 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-42027 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xrfm-hp6c-68p3.