CVE-2023-2480

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

M

issing access permissions checks in M-Files Client before 23.5.12598.0 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows elevation of privilege via UI extension applications

References

Link	Resource
https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2023-2480
https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/
https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/	Vendor Advisory
https://https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:m-files:m-files:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Feb 2026, 09:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://empower.m-files.com/security-advisories/CVE-2023-2480 -

21 Nov 2024, 07:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/ -
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~7.8~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5

28 Aug 2024, 09:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'https://https://www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/', 'tags': ['Broken Link'], 'source': '[email protected]'}~~	() https://product.m-files.com/security-advisories/cve-2023-2480/ -

Information

Published : 2023-05-25 14:15

Updated : 2026-02-23 09:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-2480

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2480

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2480

JSON object : View

Products Affected

m-files

CWE

CWE-280

Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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