high
7.1
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-32265: Mitigations and availability of updates relating to security vulnerability in ESCWA component CVE-2023-32265.

First published: Thu Jul 20 2023(Updated: )

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the Enterprise Server Common Web Administration (ESCWA) component used in Enterprise Server, Enterprise Test Server, Enterprise Developer, Visual COBOL, and COBOL Server. An attacker would need to be authenticated into ESCWA to attempt to exploit this vulnerability. As described in the hardening guide in the product documentation, other mitigations including restricting network access to ESCWA and restricting users’ permissions in the Micro Focus Directory Server also reduce the exposure to this issue. Given the right conditions this vulnerability could be exploited to expose a service account password. The account corresponding to the exposed credentials usually has limited privileges and, in many cases would only be useful for extracting details of other user accounts and similar information.

Credit: security@opentext.com security@opentext.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Microfocus Cobol Server=6.0
Microfocus Cobol Server=7.0
Microfocus Cobol Server=8.0
Microfocus Enterprise Developer=6.0
Microfocus Enterprise Developer=7.0
Microfocus Enterprise Developer=8.0
Microfocus Enterprise Server=6.0
Microfocus Enterprise Server=7.0
Microfocus Enterprise Server=8.0
Microfocus Enterprise Test Server=6.0
Microfocus Enterprise Test Server=7.0
Microfocus Enterprise Test Server=8.0
Microfocus Visual Cobol=6.0
Microfocus Visual Cobol=7.0
Microfocus Visual Cobol=8.0

Remedy

Enterprise Server, Enterprise Test Server, Enterprise Developer, Visual COBOL, and COBOL Server Versions 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 all include a fix for this issue in their latest released patch updates.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-32265?

    The severity of CVE-2023-32265 is high.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2023-32265?

    Microfocus Cobol Server 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, Microfocus Enterprise Developer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, Microfocus Enterprise Server 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, Microfocus Enterprise Test Server 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, Microfocus Visual Cobol 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 are affected by CVE-2023-32265.

  • What is the recommended action for CVE-2023-32265?

    To mitigate CVE-2023-32265, it is recommended to update to the latest available version of the affected software.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-32265?

    An attacker would need to be authenticated into the Enterprise Server Common Web Administration (ESCWA) component and attempt to execute malicious actions.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-32265?

    More information about CVE-2023-32265 can be found on the Microfocus support portal: https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000019323?language=en_US

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