Cleartext storage of sensitive information in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management - CVE-2023-46175
Published: October 16, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98708
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46175
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to application stores user credentials in a log file plain clear text. A remote privileged user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46175
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management - update to 2.3 FP9