PT-2023-19843 · Ibm · Ibm Infosphere Information Server

Published 2023-02-17 · Updated 2023-02-28 · CVE-2023-24960

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system by sending a specially crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Recommendations For IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, limit the ability to send specially crafted URL requests to prevent directory traversal. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-24960

Affected Products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24960 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/246333 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24960 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6953521 · Vendor Advisory