CVE-2023-47711Network attack vector

Service interruption via unrestricted file upload

Published May 11, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Unrestricted file upload in IBM Security Guardium 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service. The published record identifies acceptance of a dangerous file type, but IBM has not disclosed the affected upload handler or how the file exhausts resources. Exploitation requires high-privileged network access and affects availability without reported data disclosure or modification.

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

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in IBM Security Guardium 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 allows remote authenticated users to interrupt service. The published record identifies acceptance of a dangerous file type, but IBM has not disclosed the affected upload handler or how the file exhausts resources. Exploitation requires high-privileged network access and affects availability without reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-47711
Published
May 11, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Security Guardium
Classifications
CWE-434, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.3
  2. Affected versionversion=11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 12.0
  3. Affected versionversion=11.4
  4. Affected versionversion=11.5
  5. Affected versionversion=12.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Security Guardiumversion=11.3; version=11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 12.0; version=11.4; version=11.5; version=12.0

Published CVSS scores

2.7IBM Security BulletinCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.7IBM Corporation CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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