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GHSA-P56M-3V53-439X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-19 03:30 – Updated: 2024-01-19 03:30

Details

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.

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2023-38738 (GCVE-0-2023-38738)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-19 00:41 – Updated: 2025-06-16 19:50

Title

IBM OpenPages with Watson information disclosure

Summary

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-06-16 19:50 UTC

CWE

CWE-257 - Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

Assigner

ibm CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 88/100 over 1242 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7107775	vendor-advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entry

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
IBM	OpenPages with Watson	Affected: 8.3, 9.0

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