# CVE-2023-35895: IBM Informix JDBC code execution

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via JNDI injection in the IBM Informix JDBC Driver by passing unchecked arguments to specific APIs.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q3v4-6rrg-2883

## What is CVE-2023-35895?

CVE-2023-35895 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Informix JDBC, published on 20 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Informix JDBC Driver 4.10 and 4.50 is susceptible to remote code execution attack via JNDI injection when passing an unchecked argument to a certain API.  IBM X-Force ID:  259116.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35895?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Informix Jdbc.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-35895?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-35895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-35895 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-35895 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in IBM Informix JDBC, published on 20 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Informix JDBC. 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-2023-35895/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35895/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35895
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35895
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35895

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