IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 XXE Vulnerability Allows Remote Command Execution
CVE-2023-27874 Published on March 21, 2023

IBM Aspera Faspex XML external entity injection
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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-27874 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 be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a XXE Vulnerability?

The software processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

CVE-2023-27874 has been classified to as a XXE vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

IBM Aspera Faspex Version 4.4.2 is affected by CVE-2023-27874

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.22%
Percentile
44.27%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.