CVE-2023-4501

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The vulnerable configurations are believed to be uncommon.\n\nAdministrators can test for the vulnerability in their installations by attempting to sign on to a Visual COBOL or Enterprise Server component such as ESCWA using a valid username and incorrect password."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "La autenticaci\u00f3n de usuario con credenciales de nombre de usuario y contrase\u00f1a no es efectiva en OpenText (Micro Focus), Visual COBOL, COBOL Server, Enterprise Developer y Enterprise Server (incluidas variantes de productos como Enterprise Test Server), versiones 7.0, actualizaciones de parches 19 y 20, actualizaciones de parches 8.0 8. y 9, y 9.0 update 1 del parche, cuando se utiliza la autenticaci\u00f3n basada en LDAP con ciertas configuraciones. Cuando la vulnerabilidad est\u00e1 activa, la autenticaci\u00f3n se realiza correctamente con cualquier nombre de usuario v\u00e1lido, independientemente de si la contrase\u00f1a es correcta; tambi\u00e9n puede tener \u00e9xito con un nombre de usuario no v\u00e1lido (y cualquier contrase\u00f1a). Esto permite que un atacante con acceso al producto se haga pasar por cualquier usuario. Mitigaciones: el problema se corrige en la pr\u00f3xima actualizaci\u00f3n del parche para cada producto afectado. Las superposiciones de productos y las instrucciones para solucionar el problema est\u00e1n disponibles a trav\u00e9s del soporte de OpenText. Se cree que las configuraciones vulnerables son poco comunes. Los administradores pueden probar la vulnerabilidad en sus instalaciones intentando iniciar sesi\u00f3n en un componente de Visual COBOL o Enterprise Server como ESCWA utilizando un nombre de usuario v\u00e1lido y una contrase\u00f1a incorrecta."}], "id": "CVE-2023-4501", "lastModified": "2026-08-04T13:17:01.840", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "security@opentext.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2023-4501", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "yes"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2024-09-26T13:56:28.372526Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2023-09-12T19:15:36.333", "references": [{"source": "security@opentext.com", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000021287"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000021287"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@opentext.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-253"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-287"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-305"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-358"}], "source": "security@opentext.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-287"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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