Aspera FaspexApplication · Ibm

CVE-2022-22409

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-09-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 5.0.5 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-200

The application discloses data — error detail, internal paths, tokens, or other users' records — to someone who shouldn't see it. On its own it can look minor, but it hands attackers the map they need for a larger attack. Remediation is about minimising what's returned and enforcing authorization on every piece of data.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Aspera FaspexApplication
Affected:<= 5.0.5

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 5.0.5
Vendor patch www.ibm.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Aspera Faspex version higher than 5.0.5 (consult IBM support page for exact fixed version)

  1. 1. Review the IBM support page at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7029681 for the complete security advisory and patch details.
  2. 2. Identify the recommended fixed version of Aspera Faspex from the vendor documentation.
  3. 3. Before upgrading, perform a complete backup of the current Aspera Faspex installation including configuration files and database.
  4. 4. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade process.
  5. 5. Follow IBM's upgrade documentation to update Aspera Faspex to the fixed version (version higher than 5.0.5).
  6. 6. After upgrade, verify the application is functioning correctly.
  7. 7. Confirm the insecure configuration vulnerability has been remediated by testing the affected functionality.
Caveat Review IBM upgrade documentation for any configuration changes or migration steps required for your specific version upgrade

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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