CVE-2023-50940

IBM PowerSC cross-resource origin sharing

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Published Feb 2, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM PowerSC 1.3, 2.0, and 2.1 uses Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) which could allow an attacker to carry out privileged actions and retrieve sensitive information as the domain name is not being limited to only trusted domains. IBM X-Force ID: 275130.

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

PowerSC

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.3, 2.0, 2.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powersc:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powersc:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powersc:2.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-55671	IBM PowerSC 1.3, 2.0, and 2.1 uses Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) which could allow an attacker to carry out privileged actions and retrieve sensitive information as the domain name is not being limited to only trusted domains. IBM X-Force ID: 275130.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

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% (0.456% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/275130
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7113759

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Powersc

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Feb 2, 2024, 1:05 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:23 PM
Reserved: Dec 16, 2023, 1:37 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:23 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 2, 2024, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM

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