CVE-2023-4552 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in OpenText AppBuilder on Windows, Linux allows Probe System Files.

An authenticated AppBuilder user with the ability to create or manage existing databases can leverage them to exploit the AppBuilder server - including access to its local file system.

This issue affects AppBuilder: from 21.2 before 23.2.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00055.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel
Microsoft	Windows
Opentext	Appbuilder

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:opentext:appbuilder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54407	Improper Input Validation vulnerability in OpenText AppBuilder on Windows, Linux allows Probe System Files. An authenticated AppBuilder user with the ability to create or manage existing databases can leverage them to exploit the AppBuilder server - including access to its local file system. This issue affects AppBuilder: from 21.2 before 23.2.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.opentext.com/csm?id=ot_kb_search&kb_category=61648712db61781068cfd6c4e296197b

History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OpenText

Published: 2024-01-29T20:56:35.378Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T21:29:16.913Z

Reserved: 2023-08-25T16:55:07.111Z

Link: CVE-2023-4552

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:31:06.382Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-29T21:15:09.073

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:35:24.320

Link: CVE-2023-4552

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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