PT-2023-5218 · Ibm · Ibm Aspera Faspex

Published 2023-08-29 · Updated 2023-09-08 · CVE-2023-22870

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Aspera Faspex version 5.0.5

Description The issue is related to the lack of protection for transmitted data in the application. This could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information using man-in-the-middle techniques.

Recommendations For IBM Aspera Faspex version 5.0.5, consider implementing encryption for sensitive data transmission to prevent interception. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to sensitive information until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-319

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05826

CVE-2023-22870

Affected Products

Ibm Aspera Faspex

References · 8

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029681 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22870 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244121 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22870 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05826 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1698931422856192328 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69816 · Telegram Post
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.238779 · Note