CVE-2023-47140 IBM CICS Transaction Gateway improper access controls

What is CVE-2023-47140?

CVE-2023-47140 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM CICS Transaction Gateway Containers, published on 8 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM CICS Transaction Gateway 9.3 could allow a user to transfer or view files due to improper access controls.

Weakness: CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47140?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cics Transaction Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2023-47140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47140 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-2023-47140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM CICS Transaction Gateway Containers

• CVE-2026-0977 IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms Information Disclosure Medium 5.1
• CVE-2023-50310 IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms information disclosure Medium 4.9
• CVE-2023-50311 IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms information disclosure Low 3.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-vqmp-r4j7-xh29.