Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-27871

High

Published: 21 March 2023

Published
21 March 2023
Modified
25 February 2025
KEV Added
—
Patch
—
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0033 56.0th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-27871 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Ibm Aspera Faspex. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 44.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive credential information for an external user, using a specially crafted SQL query. IBM X-Force ID: 249613.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

ibm
aspera faspex
4.4.2 · ≤ 4.4.2

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References