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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2023-49877

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

IBM System Storage Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEC, 3948-VED and 3957-VEC could allow a remote authenticated user to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper filtering of URLs. By submitting a specially crafted HTTP GET request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to view application source code, system configuration information, or other sensitive data related to the Management Interface. IBM X-Force ID: 272651.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published