Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data - CVE-2023-38275

 

Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data - CVE-2023-38275

Published: November 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83014
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38275
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive data.


Affected software

Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data

How to mitigate CVE-2023-38275

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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