What is CVE-2023-24960?

CVE-2023-24960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-24960?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Ibm Infosphere Information Server

CVE-2023-24960

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 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…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (61.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6953521 (vendor-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/246333 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24960?: CVE-2023-24960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-24960?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.