CVE-2023-27873

IBM Aspera Faspex information disclosure

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Published Mar 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive credential information using specially crafted XML input. IBM X-Force ID: 249654.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Aspera Faspex

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.4.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_2::::::

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31608	IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive credential information using specially crafted XML input. IBM X-Force ID: 249654.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.840% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249654
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6964694

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Aspera Faspex

Linux Linux Kernel

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 4:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Mar 21, 2023, 2:37 PM
Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 4:48 PM
Reserved: Mar 6, 2023, 8:01 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:23 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 21, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM

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