CVE-2023-38738 json
IBM OpenPages with Watson information disclosure
published 2024-01-19 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-42513
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 16 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- IBM OpenPages with Watson
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-257 Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7107775
vendor-advisory, patch
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/262594
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-38738
- NVD CVE-2023-38738
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