IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1 allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. IBM X-Force ID: 247621.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager | 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Guardium 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 to before 4.1.1.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 4.1.1.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
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 Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager — ibm.com/support/pages/node/6964516
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-11174 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager command injectionPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2023-11170 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file uploadPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2023-11175 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager XML external entity injectionPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25922
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p822-5pxq-5x9h
References
More IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-11174 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager command injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-11170 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-25839 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager directory traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-25843 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager file upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-11175 IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager XML external entity injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2021-16417 IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, and 4.1 uses weaker than expected… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-25922 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-25922 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p822-5pxq-5x9h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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