Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU77070

Unprotected Transport of Credentials in Aspera Cargo and Aspera Connect - CVE-2023-22862

Published: June 7, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU77070

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22862

CWE-ID: CWE-523

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to IBM Aspera Connect and IBM Aspera Cargo transmits authentication credentials. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Affected software

Aspera Cargo
Aspera Connect

How to mitigate CVE-2023-22862

Install updates from vendor's website.

Aspera Cargo - update to 4.2.5
Aspera Connect - update to 4.2.6

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