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TI-2023-10966 Aliases CVE-2023-25689GHSA-r5cq-cr9f-hpmh

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager information disclosure

Priority LOW 25CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0068 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMSecurity Key Lifecycle Manager3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1 , 4.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Security Key Lifecycle Manager VendorIBM Affected 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1 , 4.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager — ibm.com/support/pages/node/6962729

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-10962 IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager SQL injectionPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2023-11173 IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager improper authorizationPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2023-11172 IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager denial of servicePriority LOW 34
    Show all 7 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25689
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5cq-cr9f-hpmh

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03890 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-01308 SQL injection in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-05231 Credentials management flaw in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-05233 Improper access control in IBM Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-10962 IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager SQL injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01538 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.3
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Sources

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