VDB-336503 · CVE-2025-14148 · GCVE-0-2025-14148

IBM UCD up to 8.1.2.3 LLM API Token insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM UCD up to 8.1.2.3. This affects an unknown part of the component LLM API Token Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-14148. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM UCD up to 8.1.2.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component LLM API Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM UCD - IBM DevOps Deploy 8.1 through 8.1.2.3 could allow an authenticated user with LLM integration configuration privileges to recover a previously saved LLM API Token.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-14148 since 12/05/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/15/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Productinfo

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/05/2025 CVE reserved
12/15/2025 +10 days Advisory disclosed
12/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-14148 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14148
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336503

Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2025 21:32
Changes: 12/15/2025 21:32 (63)
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