Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-0985

Access Control in Mbconnectline Mbconnect24 ≤ 2.13.3

Published
06 June 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0079 53th percentile
Risk Priority 65 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-0985 is a high-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) vulnerability in Mbconnectline Mbconnect24. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 47% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An Authorization Bypass vulnerability was found in MB Connect Lines mbCONNECT24, mymbCONNECT24 and Helmholz' myREX24 and myREX24.virtual version <= 2.13.3. An authenticated remote user with low privileges can change the password of any user in the same account. This allows…

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to take over the admin user and therefore fully compromise the account.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-33614Same product: Mbconnectline Mbconnect24
CVE-2026-33615Same product: Mbconnectline Mbconnect24
CVE-2026-33616Same product: Mbconnectline Mbconnect24
CVE-2026-33613Same product: Mbconnectline Mbconnect24
CVE-2023-1779Same product: Mbconnectline Mbconnect24
CVE-2026-33617Same product: Mbconnectline Mbconnect24
CVE-2025-41678Same vendor: Mbconnectline
CVE-2025-3874Shared CWE-639
CVE-2024-10780Shared CWE-639
CVE-2024-12305Shared CWE-639

Affected Assets

mbconnectline
mbconnect24
≤ 2.13.3
mbconnectline
mymbconnect24
≤ 2.13.3

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-639

Per-request decision making makes it harder to bypass authorization using user-controlled keys without proper validation in the decision process.

addresses: CWE-639

Consistent enforcement of approved authorizations makes bypassing via user-controlled keys ineffective.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 full match
prevents

Enforcing authorization policy and least privilege directly blocks user-controlled key tampering that bypasses access checks.

PR.IR-01 mostly match
prevents

Logical access controls prevent unauthorized data access that results from missing authorization checks on object references.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing can detect missing authorization checks but does not prevent the weakness in production.

prevents

Information access restriction explicitly enforces that users may only retrieve data they are authorized to see, directly addressing user-controlled key bypass.

prevents

Access control policy directly requires enforcement of authorization rules that prevent unauthorized access via manipulated keys.

prevents

Managing access rights includes ensuring users can only access their own records and not bypass authorization by altering identifiers.

mitigates

Privileged access rights control restricts what data each user may access, mitigating direct object reference attacks.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes authorization design but does not itself implement runtime access checks.

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