{"id":"CVE-2023-27290","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-27290","generatedAt":"2026-10-25T01:22:11.022Z","title":"Due to this, an attacker within the network could access the datastores with read/write access.","description":"Docker based datastores for IBM Instana (IBM Observability with Instana 239-0 through 239-2, 241-0 through 241-2, and 243-0) do not currently require authentication. Due to this, an attacker within the network could access the datastores with read/write access.  IBM X-Force ID:  248737.","published":"2023-03-03T23:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:44:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@us.ibm.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-306"],"affected":["ibm/observability with instana"],"epss":{"score":0.08573,"percentile":0.95071,"date":"2026-10-23","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2023-04-07","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":51314,"kind":"exploit","title":"Docker based datastores for IBM Instana 241-2 243-0 - No Authentication","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51314","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/51314.py","file":"exploits/multiple/remote/51314.py","published":"2023-04-07","added":"2023-04-07","updated":"2023-04-07","author":"Shahid Parvez (zippon)","type":"remote","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2023-27290"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171770/IBM-Instana-243-0-Missing-Authentication.html","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248737","tags":["VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6959969","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171770/IBM-Instana-243-0-Missing-Authentication.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248737","tags":["VDB Entry","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6959969","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27290","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}