CVE-2023-38372

IBM Watson IoT Platform information disclosure

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Published Feb 29, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An unauthorized attacker who has obtained an IBM Watson IoT Platform 1.0 security authentication token can use it to impersonate an authorized platform user. IBM X-Force ID: 261201.

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

Watson IoT Platform

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_iot_platform:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-42189	An unauthorized attacker who has obtained an IBM Watson IoT Platform 1.0 security authentication token can use it to impersonate an authorized platform user. IBM X-Force ID: 261201.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

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% (0.802% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/261201
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7020635

History

Feb 14, 2025 4:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm watson Iot Platform
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:watson_iot_platform:1.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm watson Iot Platform

Subscriptions

Ibm Watson Iot Platform

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Feb 29, 2024, 12:23 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM
Reserved: Jul 16, 2023, 12:53 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:10 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Feb 29, 2024, 1:40 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:10 AM

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