Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2023 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2023-43044IBM License Metric Tool directory traversal

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in License Metric Tool from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM License Metric Tool 9.2 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 266893.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM License Metric Tool 9.2

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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