What is CVE-2023-38012?

CVE-2023-38012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-38012?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Cloud Pak System

CVE-2023-38012

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.6, 2.3.3.6 iFix1, 2.3.3.6 iFix2, 2.3.3.7, 2.3.3.7 iFix1, and 2.3.4.0 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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Pak System — versions 2.3.3.6, 2.3.3.6 iFix1, 2.3.3.6 iFix2, 2.3.3.7, 2.3.3.7 iFix1, 2.3.4.0
Ibm Cloud_pak_system — versions 2.3.3.6, 2.3.3.7, 2.3.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38012?: CVE-2023-38012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-38012?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.