IBM Aspera Faspex up to 5.0.10 unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM Aspera Faspex up to 5.0.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to unnecessary privileges. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-37412. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Aspera Faspex up to 5.0.10 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-250. The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.10 could allow a privileged user to make system changes without proper access controls.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-37412 since 07/05/2023. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/05/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/05/2023 🔍
01/29/2025 +574 days 🔍
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03/05/2025 +35 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-37412 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37412
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294008

Entryinfo

Created: 01/29/2025 18:09
Updated: 03/05/2025 10:23
Changes: 01/29/2025 18:09 (62), 03/05/2025 10:23 (12)
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