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TI-2023-04196 Aliases CVE-2023-4550GHSA-crgw-m82j-jv5c

Unauthenticated arbitrary file read in OpenText AppBuilder

Priority LOW 39CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.

Summary

Improper Input Validation, Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties vulnerability in OpenText AppBuilder on Windows, Linux allows Probe System Files. An unauthenticated or authenticated user can abuse a page of AppBuilder to read arbitrary files on the server on which it is hosted. This issue affects AppBuilder: from 21.2 before 23.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00468 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed AppBuilder (OpenText): 23.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenTextAppBuilder21.2 to before 23.223.2Patch availableCNA
  • AppBuilder VendorOpenText Affected 21.2 to before 23.2 Fixed in 23.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opentext:appbuilder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 to before 23.2VulnerableOpenText
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:opentext:appbuilder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 to before 23.2 Vulnerable ·OpenText
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA AppBuilder (OpenText) Fixed in 23.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OpenText AppBuilder 23.2

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-04197 Command Injection via Task SchedulerPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2023-04198 Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) URL ManipulationPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2023-04199 Unauthenticated Access to AppBuilder Configuration FilesPriority LOW 30
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4550
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-crgw-m82j-jv5c

References

Other 1

  • TI-2023-04197 Command Injection via Task Scheduler CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04198 Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) URL Manipulation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2023-04199 Unauthenticated Access to AppBuilder Configuration Files CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-04200 XML External Entity (XXE) Processing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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