CVE-2023-25688 IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager information disclosure

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can traverse directories to view arbitrary files on IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager servers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-25688?

CVE-2023-25688 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager, published on 21 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1could 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: 247606.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25688?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25688?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25688 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-25688 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25688 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Security Key Lifecycle Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p25m-6vrr-php8.

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