How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached from an adjacent network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Attack vector: Adjacent network — the attacker has to sit on the same local or logical network.
- Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
- Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
CVE-2023-40623 is classified as CWE-1386: Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point. The product opens a file or directory, but it does not properly prevent the name from being associated with a junction or mount point to a destination that is outside of the intended control sphere.
Affected software
CVE-2023-40623 is recorded against 1 package.
Timeline and source
Published on 12 September 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
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Other advisories for this package
businessobjects has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-1386: Insecure Operation on Windows Junction / Mount Point) in other software:
