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TI-2023-04197 Aliases CVE-2023-4551GHSA-7m9h-xc4x-cg98

Command Injection via Task Scheduler

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in OpenText AppBuilder on Windows, Linux allows OS Command Injection. The AppBuilder's Scheduler functionality that facilitates creation of scheduled tasks is vulnerable to command injection. This allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary operating system commands into the executing process. This issue affects AppBuilder: from 21.2 before 23.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01025 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed AppBuilder (OpenText): 23.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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-2023-04196 Unauthenticated arbitrary file read in OpenText AppBuilderPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2023-04198 Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) URL ManipulationPriority LOW 31
    • TI-2023-04199 Unauthenticated Access to AppBuilder Configuration FilesPriority LOW 30
    Show all 5 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4551
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7m9h-xc4x-cg98

References

Other 1

  • TI-2023-04196 Unauthenticated arbitrary file read in OpenText AppBuilder CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • 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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