CVE-2023-22878

IBM InfoSphere Information Server information disclosure

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Published May 19, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 244373.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

InfoSphere Information Server

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-26988	IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 244373.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.124% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244373
https://https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6988155

History

Jan 21, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Aix Infosphere Information Server

Linux Linux Kernel

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

CWE-312

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 21, 2025, 7:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: May 19, 2023, 3:53 PM
Updated: Jan 21, 2025, 7:25 PM
Reserved: Jan 9, 2023, 3:16 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:20 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:20 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 19, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

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