# CVE-2022-33164: IBM Security Directory Server path traversal

> Remote attackers can traverse directories to read or write arbitrary files on IBM Security Directory Server systems.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fmxp-7cwf-fmr4

## What is CVE-2022-33164?

CVE-2022-33164 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Integrator, published on 8 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Directory Server 7.2.0 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 or write to arbitrary files on the system.  IBM X-Force ID:  228579.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33164?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Directory Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-33164?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-33164 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Directory Integrator

- [CVE-2019-4520](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4520/): Security feature bypass in Security Directory Server (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-1977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1977/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-4538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4538/): Open redirect in Security Directory Server (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2019-4539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4539/): XML external entity in Security Directory Server (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2019-4541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4541/): Security feature bypass in Security Directory Server (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-33164 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-33164 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Integrator, published on 8 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Directory Integrator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33164/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33164/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33164
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33164
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-33164

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.