Where
-Infinity
0
Severity
5.4
EPSS
0.03%
XSS
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

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Source: IBM
First published (updated )
Severity
8.8
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions on behalf of another user due to client-side enforcement of server-side security.

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Source: IBM

Remedy

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by upgrading the container images to 5.0.12.1 available from IBM Container Registry
First published (updated )
Severity
8.8
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions on behalf of another user due to improper protection of assumed immutable data.

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Source: IBM

Remedy

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by upgrading the container images to 5.0.12.1 available from IBM Container Registry
First published (updated )
Severity
6.1
XSS
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.

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Source: IBM

Remedy

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by upgrading the container images to 5.0.12.1 available from IBM Container Registry
First published (updated )
Severity
5.4
XSS
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 244117.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

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Source: IBM
First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

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Source: IBM
First published (updated )
Severity
4.9
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.10 could allow a privileged user to make system changes without proper access controls.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
5.3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.10 could disclose sensitive username information due to an observable response discrepancy.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
9.9
XEE
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 249845.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
6.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive credential information using specially crafted XML input. IBM X-Force ID: 249654.

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First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.4 could allow a user to change other user's credentials due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 249847.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
SQL Injection
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive credential information for an external user, using a specially crafted SQL query. IBM X-Force ID: 249613.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
6.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5 is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation of input by the HOST headers. This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.

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Source: IBM
First published (updated )
Severity
5.4
XSS
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.6 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 260139.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
3.3
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information due to improper encryption of certain data.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
6.2
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 244119.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
8.4
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to insecure credential storage. IBM X-Force ID: 259677.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
5.5
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information due to improper encryption of certain data. IBM X-Force ID: 259671.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 could allow a remote attacked to bypass IP restrictions due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 259649.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 transmits sensitive information in cleartext which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 244121.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.3
Infoleak
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 could allow a remote attacker to gather sensitive information about the web application, caused by an insecure configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 222592.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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.

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First published (updated )
Severity
5.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. IBM X-Force ID: 246713.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 222576.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 could allow a remote attacker to gather or persuade a naive user to supply sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 222567.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.4
XSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 222571.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Buffer Overflow
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Certain IBM Aspera applications are vulnerable to buffer overflow based on the product configuration and valid authentication, which could allow an attacker with intimate knowledge of the system to execute arbitrary code or perform a denial-of-service (DoS) through the http fallback service.

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First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Buffer Overflow, Input Validation
AC:H/I:H/UI:N/PR:L/S:U/C:H/AV:N/A:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U

Certain IBM Aspera applications are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. This could allow a remote attacker with intimate knowledge of the server to execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of root or cause server to crash.

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First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Certain IBM Aspera applications are vulnerable to arbitrary memory corruption based on the product configuration, which could allow an attacker with intimate knowledge of the system to execute arbitrary code or perform a denial-of-service (DoS) through the http fallback service.

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First published (updated )

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