CVE-2023-40289

Description

A command injection issue was discovered on Supermicro X11SSM-F, X11SAE-F, and X11SSE-F 1.66 devices. An attacker can exploit this to elevate privileges from a user with BMC administrative privileges.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory supermicro.com Vendor Advisory supermicro.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_center#%21advisories vendor advisory
https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Oct_2023 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-40289?
CVE-2023-40289 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-40289?
To fix CVE-2023-40289, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-40289 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-40289 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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