CVE-2023-28503

CRITICAL EPSS 99.1%
Published Mar 29, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Mar 29, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 suffer from an authentication bypass vulnerability, where a special username with a deterministic password can be leveraged to bypass authentication checks and execute OS commands as the root user.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
99.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-287 Improper Authentication Authentication
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
rocketsoftwareunidata* ≤8.2.4
rocketsoftwareuniverse* ≤11.3.5
rocketsoftwareuniverse*≥12.0.0  –  ≤12.2.1
linuxlinux_kernel*any

References 2

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171854/Rocket-Software-Unidata-udadmin_server-Authentication-Bypass.html
  • rapid7.com https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/03/29/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-rocket-software-unirpc-server-fixed/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.