VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-38738

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.53%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2024-01-19

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

Primary references

psirt@us.ibm.com — VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory