CVE-2023-25689: IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager information disclosure

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1 , and 4.1.1 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 247618.

Affected products

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager: 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247618
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6962729
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247618
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6962729

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