CVE-2023-46177

IBM MQ Appliance information disclosure

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Published Dec 18, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

MQ Appliance

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.3.0.0::::continuous_delivery:::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.3.0.0::::lts:::

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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-2023-50420	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.

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: 1.3% (1.338% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269536
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7091235

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Mq Appliance

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:37 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Dec 18, 2023, 2:11 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:37 PM
Reserved: Oct 17, 2023, 10:30 PM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 18, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM

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