Improper Authentication in Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data - CVE-2023-38735
Published: November 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83015
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38735
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Affected software
Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data
How to mitigate CVE-2023-38735
Install updates from vendor's website.