CVE-2023-41264
Published: 28 November 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-41264 is a critical-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Netwrix Usercube. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked at the 11.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-45781
Vulnerability details
Netwrix Usercube before 6.0.215, in certain misconfigured on-premises installations, allows authentication bypass on deployment endpoints, leading to privilege escalation. This only occurs if the configuration omits the required restSettings.AuthorizedClientId and restSettings.AuthorizedSecret fields (for the POST /api/Deployment/ExportConfiguration and POST /api/Deployment endpoints).
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.
Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.
Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.
Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.
Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.
Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.
Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.
Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.