IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms 9.2/9.3 insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms 9.2/9.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-50311. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms 9.2/9.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms 9.2 and 9.3 transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. IBM X-Force ID: 273612.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-50311 since 12/07/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (273612). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/07/2023 🔍
03/31/2024 +115 days 🔍
03/31/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/23/2024 +206 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-50311 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50311
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258787
X-Force: 273612

Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2024 17:15
Updated: 10/23/2024 13:55
Changes: 03/31/2024 17:15 (63), 10/23/2024 13:55 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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