Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2024 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2023-45188IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing file upload

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity unrestricted file upload in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing 7.0.2 and 7.03 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload a malicious file, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 268751.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing	7.0.2, 7.0.3

Weakness: CWE-434 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7156757 vendor-advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268751 vdb-entry