# CVE-2023-22870: IBM Aspera Faspex information disclosure

> Attackers can intercept sensitive cleartext data via man-in-the-middle attacks on IBM Aspera Faspex servers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x6h4-v5ww-9rw2

## What is CVE-2023-22870?

CVE-2023-22870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, published on 5 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 transmits sensitive information in cleartext which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques.  IBM X-Force ID:  244121.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22870?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Aspera Faspex.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Faspex

- [CVE-2022-47986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47986/): IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-27874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27874/): IBM Aspera Faspex XML external entity injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-14958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14958/): OS command injection in IBM Aspera Faspex (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-14959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14959/): OS Command Injection in IBM Aspera Faspex (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-14996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14996/): Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Faspex (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, published on 5 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Aspera Faspex. 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-2023-22870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22870/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22870

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