CVE-2023-38738

IBM OpenPages with Watson information disclosure

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security in a OpenPages environment using Native authentication. If OpenPages is using Native authentication an attacker with access to the OpenPages database could through a series of specially crafted steps could exploit this weakness and gain unauthorized access to other OpenPages accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 262594.

IBM OpenPages con Watson 8.3 y 9.0 podría proporcionar una seguridad más débil de lo esperado en un entorno OpenPages utilizando autenticación nativa. Si OpenPages utiliza autenticación nativa, un atacante con acceso a la base de datos de OpenPages podría, mediante una serie de pasos especialmente manipulados, explotar esta debilidad y obtener acceso no autorizado a otras cuentas de OpenPages. ID de IBM X-Force: 262594.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-07-25 CVE Reserved
2024-01-19 CVE Published
2024-01-25 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107775	2024-01-24

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/262594	2024-01-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Openpages With Watson Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson"	>= 8.3 < 8.3.0.2.7 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson" and version " >= 8.3 < 8.3.0.2.7"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Openpages With Watson Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson"	>= 8.3 < 8.3.0.2.7 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson" and version " >= 8.3 < 8.3.0.2.7"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Openpages With Watson Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"	Openpages With Watson Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson"	9.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Openpages With Watson" and version "9.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe