CVE-2023-27868
IBM Db2 code execution
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. IBM X-Force ID: 249516.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Db2 code execution
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. IBM X-Force ID: 249516.
- Record
CVE-2023-27868- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31603
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. IBM X-Force ID: 249516.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31603- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qw9f-547c-ppw4
IBM Db2 JDBC Driver for Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a remote...
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. IBM X-Force ID: 249516.
- Record
GHSA-qw9f-547c-ppw4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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. IBM X-Force ID: 249516.
- Record
CVE-2023-27868- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-27868 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Ibm Db2, published July 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.63%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.