IBM Guardium KLM Remote Dir Traversal (v3.0-4.1.1)
CVE-2023-25688 Published on March 22, 2023
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager information disclosure
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 247606.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-25688 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2023-25688 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-25688
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Affected Versions
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager Version 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1 is affected by CVE-2023-25688Exploit Probability
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