CVE-2023-47709Network attack vector

Authenticated command execution via upload-module injection

Published May 11, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

OS command injection in IBM Security Guardium 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. The upload module incorporates attacker-controlled request content into an operating-system command without properly neutralizing command elements. High-privilege access to the network interface is required, and successful exploitation runs commands beyond the module's security scope.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability1.04%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in IBM Security Guardium 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. The upload module incorporates attacker-controlled request content into an operating-system command without properly neutralizing command elements. High-privilege access to the network interface is required, and successful exploitation runs commands beyond the module's security scope.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-47709
Published
May 11, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Guardium
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.3
  2. Affected versionversion=11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 12.0
  3. Affected versionversion=11.4
  4. Affected versionversion=11.5
  5. Affected versionversion=12.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Guardiumversion=11.3; version=11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 12.0; version=11.4; version=11.5; version=12.0

Published CVSS scores

9.1IBMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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