IBM DB2 Privilege Escalation (7010571) (Windows)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179339

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, IBM Db2 on Windows may be vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by at least one installed service using an unquoted service path. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate IBM DB2 Fix Pack or Special Build based on the most recent fix pack level for your branch.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179339

File Name: db2_7010571_win.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Databases

Published: 8/3/2023

Updated: 1/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-27558

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:db2

Required KB Items: SMB/db2/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-27558

IAVB: 2023-B-0057

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