Medium severity · published Sep 5, 2023
CVE-2023-22870
IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 transmits sensitive information in cleartext which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques
5.9
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 transmits sensitive information in cleartext which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 244121.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
Aspera Faspex · Ibm
through 5.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22870
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22870
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244121
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029681
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