CVE-2023-27874 IBM Aspera Faspex XML external entity injection

What is CVE-2023-27874?

CVE-2023-27874 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, published on 21 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 249845.

Weakness: CWE-611

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27874?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Aspera Faspex.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27874?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-27874 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27874 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Faspex

• CVE-2022-47986 IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-14958 OS command injection in IBM Aspera Faspex Critical 9.1
• CVE-2026-14959 OS Command Injection in IBM Aspera Faspex Critical 9.1
• CVE-2026-14996 Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Faspex High 8.2
• CVE-2023-37400 IBM Aspera Faspex privilege escalation High 7.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g822-3v64-2vpm.