CVE-2023-7248 OpenText Vertica Management console might be prone to bypass via crafted requests

Medium 5.0 Published 15 Mar 2024 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass authentication in OpenText Vertica Management Console using crafted requests, requiring an upgrade to secure versions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-7248?

CVE-2023-7248 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Opentext Vertica Management Console, published on 15 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Certain functionality in OpenText Vertica Management console might be prone to bypass via crafted requests.

The vulnerability would affect one of Vertica’s authentication functionalities by allowing specially crafted requests and sequences. This issue impacts the following Vertica Management Console versions: 10.x 11.1.1-24 or lower 12.0.4-18 or lower

Please upgrade to one of the following Vertica Management Console versions: 10.x to upgrade to latest versions from below. 11.1.1-25 12.0.4-19 23.x 24.x

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7248?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opentext Vertica.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7248?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7248 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-7248 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7248 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5527-m9v4-67gx.