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CVE-2024-5201NVD status: Deferred

Dimensions RM: Improper Authentication

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CVE-2024-5201 is a high-severity improper authentication vulnerability in Dimensions RM from OpenText, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists versions 12.11.1.3, 12.11.2.6 as the first without the flaw, so updating Dimensions RM to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Dimensions RM to 12.11.1.3 or 12.11.2.6, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
OpenTextDimensions RM12.11.1.1 up to, but not including, 12.11.1.3; 12.11.2 up to, but not including, 12.11.2.6; 12.11.1.1; 12.11.212.11.1.3, 12.11.2.6

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (opentext.com).

Official description

Privilege Escalation in OpenText Dimensions RM allows an authenticated user to escalate there privilege to the privilege of another user via HTTP Request

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.

More Improper Authentication vulnerabilities (CWE-287)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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