What is CVE-2023-50955?

CVE-2023-50955 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2024-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2023-50955?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-50955 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in IBM Infosphere Information Server

CVE-2023-50955

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated privileged user to obtain the absolute path of the web server installation which could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 275777.

Published 2024-02-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7116610 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/275777 (VDB Entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50955?: CVE-2023-50955 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2024-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2023-50955?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-50955 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.