IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data 4.7.0 Environment Variable cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data 4.7.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Environment Variable Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cleartext transmission. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-38276. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data 4.7.0 (Business Process Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data 4.7.0 exposes sensitive information in environment variables which could aid in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 260736.

The weakness was presented 10/22/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-38276 since 07/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1040 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (260736). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/14/2023 🔍
10/22/2023 +100 days 🔍
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11/12/2023 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38276 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38276
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243123
X-Force: 260736

Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2023 08:30
Updated: 11/12/2023 14:15
Changes: 10/22/2023 08:30 (52), 11/12/2023 14:15 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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