VDB-223488 · CVE-2023-27871 · XFDB 249613

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-27871. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive credential information for an external user, using a specially crafted SQL query. IBM X-Force ID: 249613.

The weakness was presented 03/21/2023. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-27871 since 03/06/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/25/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (249613). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Aspera Faspex

Version

4.4.2

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/06/2023 🔍
03/21/2023 +15 days 🔍
03/21/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/25/2025 +707 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-27871 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223488
X-Force: 249613

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2023 16:38
Updated: 02/25/2025 22:17
Changes: 03/21/2023 16:38 (47), 04/12/2023 11:50 (1), 04/12/2023 11:58 (1), 02/25/2025 22:17 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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