SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2023-27868

CVE-2023-27868 — IBM Db2 JDBC Driver for Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 10

IBM Db2 JDBC Driver for Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unchecked class instantiation when providing plugin classes. By sending a specially crafted request using

CVSS
6.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.26% (top 51.10%)
CWE
CWE-94
Published
2023-07-08T18:46:16.208Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T16:45:35.702Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM Db2 JDBC Driver for Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unchecked class instantiation when providing plugin classes. By sending a specially crafted request using the named pluginClassName class, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
IBMDb2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows10.5, 11.1 ,11.5

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

Want this in your SOAR or SIEM?
SARA's API returns EPSS, CVSS, KEV, and an analyst-grade summary in one call.
Read the API reference →