CVE-2023-42017
IBM Planning Analytics file upload
IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload a malicious script, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 265567.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Planning Analytics file upload
IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload a malicious script, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 265567.
- Record
CVE-2023-42017- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46476
IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload a malicious script, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 265567.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46476- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-43rj-vhj3-86r7
IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused...
IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload a malicious script, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 265567.
- Record
GHSA-43rj-vhj3-86r7- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload a malicious script, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 265567.
- Record
CVE-2023-42017- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42017 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Ibm Planning Analytics, published December 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.