CVE-2023-28503 — Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8

Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 suffer from an authentication bypass vulnerability, where a special username with a deterministic password can be leveraged to bypass authentication ch

01What is this vulnerability?

Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 suffer from an authentication bypass vulnerability, where a special username with a deterministic password can be leveraged to bypass authentication checks and execute OS commands as the root user.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Rocket Software	UniData	0
Rocket Software	UniVerse	0, 0

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

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

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

06Detection signatures

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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

• Published: 2023-03-29T20:09:43.764Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-18T16:05:42.549Z

09References

• www.rapid7.com — https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/03/29/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-rocket-s…
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171854/Rocket-Software-Unidata-udadmin_serv…