CVE-2024-1973 Elevation of privileges vulnerability

High 8.5 Published Updated

Lower-privileged users can manipulate clients to elevate privileges and perform unauthorized operations in OpenText Secure Content Manager.

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-2024-1973?

CVE-2024-1973 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenText Secure Content Manager, published on 25 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

By leveraging the vulnerability, lower-privileged users of Content Manager can manipulate Content Manager clients to elevate privileges and perform unauthorized operations.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1973?

How do I fix CVE-2024-1973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-1973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x3qm-cm3j-3qcm.

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