CVE-2023-32265Network attack vector

Authenticated service-account password disclosure via ESCWA

Published Jul 20, 2023 · Updated Oct 21, 2024

Information disclosure in the ESCWA component of five Micro Focus products allows remote authenticated users to expose a service account password. OpenText has not published the affected request, handler, or operation that returns the credential, so the code-level disclosure mechanism is undisclosed. Exploitation requires an ESCWA account and network access; exposed credentials usually have limited privileges but can reveal details of other user accounts.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in the ESCWA component of five Micro Focus products allows remote authenticated users to expose a service account password. OpenText has not published the affected request, handler, or operation that returns the credential, so the code-level disclosure mechanism is undisclosed. Exploitation requires an ESCWA account and network access; exposed credentials usually have limited privileges but can reveal details of other user accounts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32265
Published
Jul 20, 2023
Updated
Oct 21, 2024
Vendor
Micro Focus
Product
Enterprise Test Server
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0 <=6.0 update 24
  2. Affected versionversion=7.0 <=7.0 update 17
  3. Affected versionversion=8.0 <=8.0 update 6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Micro Focus · Enterprise Test Serverversion=6.0 <=6.0 update 24; version=7.0 <=7.0 update 17; version=8.0 <=8.0 update 6
Micro Focus · Enterprise Serverversion=6.0 <=6.0 update 24; version=7.0 <=7.0 update 17; version=8.0 <=8.0 update 6
Micro Focus · COBOL Serverversion=6.0 <=6.0 update 24; version=7.0 <=7.0 update 17; version=8.0 <=8.0 update 6
Micro Focus · Enterprise Developerversion=6.0 <=6.0 update 24; version=7.0 <=7.0 update 17; version=8.0 <=8.0 update 6
Micro Focus · Visual COBOLversion=6.0 <=6.0 update 24; version=7.0 <=7.0 update 17; version=8.0 <=8.0 update 6

Published CVSS scores

7.1OpenTextCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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