# CVE-2022-33165: IBM Security Directory Server information disclosure

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on IBM Security Directory Server via directory traversal in URL requests.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2q58-xp4p-xpqc

## What is CVE-2022-33165?

CVE-2022-33165 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Server, published on 14 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 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 arbitrary files on the system.  IBM X-Force ID:  228582.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33165?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Directory Integrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-33165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-33165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Directory Server

- [CVE-2022-33162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33162/): IBM Directory Server buffer overflow (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-28767](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28767/): IBM Security Directory Integrator command execution (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-28772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28772/): IBM Security Directory Integrator cross-site scripting (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-28765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28765/): Security vulnerability was found in IBM Security Directory Integrator (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-32759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32759/): IBM Security Directory Server information disclosure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-33165 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-33165 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Server, published on 14 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Directory Server. 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-2022-33165/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33165/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33165
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33165
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-33165

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