CVE-2023-43044: ibm license_metric_tool Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-43044 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm license_metric_tool. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 28-09-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 23-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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-Force ID: 266893.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.