External Service Interaction Vulnerability in IBM Control Center
CVE-2023-43052

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 March 2025

Summary

IBM Control Center versions 6.2.1 through 6.3.1 are susceptible to an external service interaction vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied inputs. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw, compelling the application to execute server-side DNS lookups or HTTP requests directed at arbitrary domain names. This poses a potential risk as attackers could leverage this vulnerability to target other connected systems, increasing the threat landscape.

Affected Version(s)

Control Center 6.2.1 <= 6.3.1

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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