CVE-2023-6189 Improper Permission Handling in M-Files Server
Attackers can perform unauthorized data write and export jobs via M-Files API due to missing access permission checks.
- 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-2023-6189?
CVE-2023-6189 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in M-Files Server, published on 22 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing access permissions checks
in the M-Files server before 23.11.13156.0 allow attackers to perform data write and export
jobs using the M-Files API methods.
Weakness: CWE-280
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6189?
It affects 1 product.
Products include M-Files M-Files Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6189 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-2023-6189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in M-Files Server
- CVE-2024-10127 Support for authentication bypass condition in M-Files LDAP authentication
- CVE-2025-5964 Path traversal in M-Files API
- CVE-2024-6789 Path traversal in M-Files API
- CVE-2024-4056 Denial of service condition in M-Files Server
- CVE-2023-6912 Brute force vulnerability in M-Files user authentication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3xm-8fcm-8j8q.