What is CVE-2022-33165?

CVE-2022-33165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Integrator, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-33165?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Security Directory Integrator

CVE-2022-33165

IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 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: 228582.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-10-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.004

Affected products

IBM Security Directory Integrator — versions 7.2.0
IBM Security Directory Server — versions 6.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047116 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047428 (vendor-advisory, Not Applicable)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228582 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33165?: CVE-2022-33165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Directory Integrator, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-33165?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.