PT-2023-18746 · Ibm · Ibm Infosphere Information Server

Published 2023-05-19 · Updated 2023-05-26 · CVE-2023-22878

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7

Description The issue allows a local user to read user credentials stored in plain clear text.

Recommendations For IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7, update the software to a version that stores user credentials securely, or consider implementing additional access controls to limit the ability of local users to read sensitive data. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-312

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-22878

Affected Products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server

References · 5

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244373 · Vendor Advisory
• https://https//www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6988155 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22878 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/64462 · Telegram Post