CVE-2023-25689Network attack vector

Arbitrary file access via URL path traversal

Published Mar 21, 2023 · Updated Feb 25, 2025

Path traversal in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager allows remote authenticated users to view arbitrary files through crafted URLs. Request-path processing accepts dot-dot sequences and resolves them beyond the intended directory rather than rejecting or constraining them. The vendor assessment requires high privileges; successful requests expose files reachable by the service, with no reported code execution.

CVSS severity2.7
Low
EPSS probability0.68%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager allows remote authenticated users to view arbitrary files through crafted URLs. Request-path processing accepts dot-dot sequences and resolves them beyond the intended directory rather than rejecting or constraining them. The vendor assessment requires high privileges; successful requests expose files reachable by the service, with no reported code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25689
Published
Mar 21, 2023
Updated
Feb 25, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1 , 4.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Managerversion=3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1 , 4.1.1

Published CVSS scores

5.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.7IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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