CVE-2023-43044 IBM License Metric Tool directory traversal

What is CVE-2023-43044?

CVE-2023-43044 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM License Metric Tool, published on 28 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM License Metric Tool 9.2 could 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: 266893.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43044?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm License Metric Tool.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43044?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43044 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-2023-43044 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43044 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM License Metric Tool

• CVE-2025-36352 IBM License Metric Tool cross-site scripting Medium 6.4
• CVE-2014-8924 XML external entity in n/a Medium 6.4
• CVE-2025-36351 IBM License Metric Tool bypass security Medium 4.3
• CVE-2015-4929 Information disclosure in n/a Medium 4.0
• CVE-2014-4776 Information disclosure in n/a Low 2.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c8x8-m85w-crh6.