CVE-2023-28015 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-28015
Vulnerability Scoring

5.3
/10
Significant Risk

Security assessments indicate that CVE-2023-28015 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-28015 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕓 17 Jan 2025, 16:15 UTC
Originally published on: 🕙 23 May 2023, 22:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 604 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

psirt@hcl.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVE-2023-28015 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-28015: The HCL Domino AppDev Pack IAM service is susceptible to a User Account Enumeration vulnerability.   During a failed login attempt a difference in messages could allow an attacker to determine if the user is valid or not.  The attacker could use this information to focus a brute force attack on valid users.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-28015

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-28015 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-28015

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2023-28015 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-28015, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-28015, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2023-28015 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2023-28015 poses no threat to data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-28015 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.056% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 26.81% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 73.19% of others.

CVE-2023-28015 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-203

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Black Box Reverse Engineering CAPEC-189 An adversary discovers the structure, function, and composition of a type of computer software through black box analysis techniques. 'Black Box' methods involve interacting with the software indirectly, in the absence of direct access to the executable object. Such analysis typically involves interacting with the software at the boundaries of where the software interfaces with a larger execution environment, such as input-output vectors, libraries, or APIs. Black Box Reverse Engineering also refers to gathering physical side effects of a hardware device, such as electromagnetic radiation or sounds.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:hcl:domino_appdev_pack:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:hcl:domino_appdev_pack:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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