What is CVE-2023-43044?

CVE-2023-43044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm License Metric Tool, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-43044?

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

Path Traversal in Ibm License Metric Tool

CVE-2023-43044

IBM License Metric Tool 9.2 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-For…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.1th 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 License Metric Tool — versions 9.2
Ibm License_metric_tool

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43044?: CVE-2023-43044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm License Metric Tool, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-43044?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.