Improper Permission Handling in M-Files Server

published 2023-11-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58438

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits: 0; none known

Missing access permissions checks

in the M-Files server before 23.11.13156.0 allow attackers to perform data write and export

jobs using the M-Files API methods.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

M-Files M-Files Server 23.11.13156.0

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

M-Files M-Files Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

References

product.m-files.com /security-advisories/cve-2023-6189/
vendor-advisory
empower.m-files.com /security-advisories/CVE-2023-6189
vendor-advisory
https //www.m-files.com/about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-6189/

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-6189
NVD CVE-2023-6189

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Summary