Is CVE-2023-28818 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-28818 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-02-19.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-28818?

CVE-2023-28818 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2023-28818?

Patch guidance is available from veritas security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-28818.

CVE-2023-28818 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-28818?

3 products: veritas aptare it analytics, veritas netbackup it analytics, veritas netbackup it analytics.

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup IT Analytics 11 before 11.2.0. The application upgrade process included unsigned files that could be exploited and result in a customer installing unauthentic components. A malicious actor could install rogue Collector executable files (aptare.jar or upgrademanager.zip) on the Portal server, which might then be downloaded and installed on collectors.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-347 CWE-494

Metadata

Primary Vendor: VERITAS
Published: 3/24/2023
Last Modified: 2/19/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

veritas : aptare_it_analyticsveritas : netbackup_it_analyticsveritas : netbackup_it_analytics

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD