CVE-2023-4552 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-4552

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) URL Manipulation

Vulnerability Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in OpenText AppBuilder on Windows, Linux allows Probe System Files. An authenticated AppBuilder user with the ability to create or manage existing databases can leverage them to exploit the AppBuilder server - including access to its local file system. This issue affects AppBuilder: from 21.2 before 23.2.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • George Mathias

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

AppBuilder
Vulnerable Versions:
23.2, 21.2

Timeline

Official Publish: January 29th, 2024
Last Modified: June 17th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact