What is CVE-2023-30995?

CVE-2023-30995 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-30995?

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

Auth bypass in IBM Aspera Faspex

CVE-2023-30995

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.0 through 4.4.2 and 5.0 through 5.0.5 could allow a malicious actor to bypass IP whitelist restrictions using a specially crafted HTTP request. IBM X-Force ID: 254268.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-09-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029681 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/254268 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7048851 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30995?: CVE-2023-30995 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-30995?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.