Security Bulletin: IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.6 has addressed multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-22870, CVE-2023-35906, CVE-2022-22405, CVE-2023-24965, CVE-2023-30995, CVE-2022-22409, CVE-2022-22401, CVE-2022-22402)

Summary

This Security Bulletin addresses security vulnerabilities that have been remediated in IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.6

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-22870
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 transmits sensitive information in cleartext which could be obtained by an attacker using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 244121.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244121 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-35906
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 could allow a remote attacked to bypass IP restrictions due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 259649.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/259649 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-22405
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 222576.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222576 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-24965
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. IBM X-Force ID: 246713.
CVSS Base score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/246713 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-30995
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Aspera Faspex 4.0 through 4.4.2 and 5.0 through 5.0.5 could allow a malicious actor to bypass IP whitelist restrictions using a specially crafted HTTP request. IBM X-Force ID: 254268.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/254268 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-22409
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 could allow a remote attacker to gather sensitive information about the web application, caused by an insecure configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 222592.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222592 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-22401
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 could allow a remote attacker to gather or persuade a naive user to supply sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 222567.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222567 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-22402
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.5 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 222571.
CVSS Base score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222571 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

It is recommended to apply the fix as soon as possible, see link below.

5.0.6

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Workarounds and Mitigations

None