VDB-294007 · CVE-2023-37398 · GCVE-0-2023-37398

IBM Aspera Faspex up to 5.0.10 User Account weak password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Aspera Faspex up to 5.0.10. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component User Account Handler. This manipulation causes weak password. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-37398. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Aspera Faspex up to 5.0.10 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component User Account Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak password vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-521. The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.10 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-37398 since 07/05/2023. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/29/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Aspera Faspex

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
CNA Vector (ibm): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Weak password
CWE: CWE-521
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/05/2023 🔍
01/29/2025 +574 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-37398 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294007

Entryinfo

Created: 01/29/2025 18:09
Changes: 01/29/2025 18:09 (64)
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