CVE-2023-27874

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 249845.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249845	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6964694	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_2::::::

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Mar 2023, 19:05

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8
References	~~(MISC) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249845 -~~	(MISC) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249845 - VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6964694 -~~	(MISC) https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6964694 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_2::::::

21 Mar 2023, 17:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-03-21 15:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 23:37

NVD link : CVE-2023-27874

Mitre link : CVE-2023-27874

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-27874

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

aspera_faspex

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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