CVE-2023-46177 IBM MQ Appliance information disclosure

Medium 6.5 Published 18 Dec 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A remote attacker can traverse directories to view arbitrary files on the IBM MQ Appliance system.

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-2023-46177?

CVE-2023-46177 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM MQ Appliance, published on 18 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 LTS and 9.3 CD could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 269536.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46177?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Mq Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2023-46177?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46177 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-2023-46177 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2h9m-7wj7-h654.