CVE-2023-27272 IBM Aspera Console weak password requirements
Low 3.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27272 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-27272 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Console, published on 14 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: IBM Aspera Console. 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-2023-27272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27272/index.md)
IBM Aspera Console allows password reuse, potentially enabling account takeover if credentials are compromised elsewhere.
- 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-2023-27272?
CVE-2023-27272 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Console, published on 14 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Aspera Console 3.4.0 through 3.4.4 allows passwords to be reused when a new user logs into the system.
Weakness: CWE-521
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aspera Console.
How do I fix CVE-2023-27272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-27272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Console
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpfj-mj4c-x9cf.