CVE-2023-4009

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-4009?

Upgrade ops manager server to 6.0.17 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-4009 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-4009 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.76% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 52% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-4009?

CVE-2023-4009 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2023-4009 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ops manager server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In MongoDB Ops Manager v5.0 prior to 5.0.22 and v6.0 prior to 6.0.17 it is possible for an authenticated user with project owner or project user admin access to generate an API key with the privileges of org owner resulting in privilege escalation.

CWE-648 CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

ops manager serverNVD

Affected:>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.17Fixed in:6.0.17CVE-2023-4009derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

52ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references1

security.netapp.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-4009?

Upgrade ops manager server to 6.0.17 or later.

Is CVE-2023-4009 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-4009 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.76% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 52% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-4009?

CVE-2023-4009 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-4009 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ops manager server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-13.