CVE-2023-38018 IBM Aspera Shares session fixation

Medium 6.3 Published 9 Aug 2024 Updated 9 Aug 2024

An authenticated user can impersonate another user because sessions are not invalidated after password changes in IBM Aspera Shares.

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-2023-38018?

CVE-2023-38018 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Aspera Shares, published on 9 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Aspera Shares 1.10.0 PL2 does not invalidate session after a password change which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 260574.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38018?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Aspera Shares.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38018?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-38018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-64r8-pw62-6prc.