CVE-2022-33164 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability affecting IBM Security Directory Server 7.2.0. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted URL with "dot dot" sequences to read or write arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 9.1, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation observed. Community discussion and media coverage are also minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_directory_server:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.