CVE-2023-6916 Information disclosure via audit records for OpenAPI requests in Guardian/CMC before 23.4.1
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6916 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-6916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nozomi Networks CMC, published on 10 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Nozomi Networks CMC. 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-2023-6916/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6916/index.md)
Attackers can view sensitive data in audit logs, potentially leading to unauthorized access and privilege escalation in Nozomi Networks Guardian/CMC.
- 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-2023-6916?
CVE-2023-6916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nozomi Networks CMC, published on 10 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Audit records for OpenAPI requests may include sensitive information.
This could lead to unauthorized accesses and privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-201
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6916?
How do I fix CVE-2023-6916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-6916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f874-8386-mf62.