IBM DB2/DB2 Connect 10.5/11.1/11.5 IMPORT information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM DB2 and DB2 Connect 10.5/11.1/11.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IMPORT Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-38729. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 and DB2 Connect 10.5/11.1/11.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component IMPORT Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server)10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure when using ADMIN_CMD with IMPORT or EXPORT. IBM X-Force ID: 262259.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38729 since 07/25/2023. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (262259). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/25/2023 🔍
04/03/2024 +253 days 🔍
04/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/31/2025 +303 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259127
X-Force: 262259

Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2024 16:31
Updated: 01/31/2025 20:17
Changes: 04/03/2024 16:31 (65), 06/11/2024 13:23 (2), 01/31/2025 20:17 (11)
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