IBM InfoSphere Information Server information disclosure

published 2024-02-21 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-55684

cvss: 2.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated privileged user to obtain the absolute path of the web server installation which could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 275777.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-12)

Exploit prediction

0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	2.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	2.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7116610
vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/275777
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-50955
NVD CVE-2023-50955

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Summary