IBM Cloud Pak System up to 2.3.3.7 iFix1 HTTP Response insertion of sensitive information into sent data

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Cloud Pak System. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTTP Response Handler. The manipulation leads to insertion of sensitive information into sent data. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-38013. 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 Cloud Pak System. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component HTTP Response Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insertion of sensitive information into sent data vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-201. The code transmits data to another actor, but a portion of the data includes sensitive information that should not be accessible to that actor. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.0, 2.3.3.3, 2.3.3.3 iFix1, 2.3.3.4, 2.3.3.5, 2.3.3.6, 2.3.3.6 iFix1, 2.3.3.6 iFix2, 2.3.3.7, and 2.3.3.7 iFix1 could disclose sensitive information in HTTP responses that could aid in further attacks against the system.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38013 since 07/11/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/14/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insertion of sensitive information into sent data
CWE: CWE-201 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/11/2023 🔍
01/25/2025 +564 days 🔍
01/25/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/14/2025 +201 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38013 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38013
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293453

Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2025 17:40
Updated: 08/14/2025 04:57
Changes: 01/25/2025 17:40 (64), 08/14/2025 04:57 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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