CVE-2023-38738 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-38738: IBM OpenPages with Watson information disclosure

Vendor Ibm
Product OpenPages with Watson
Weakness CWE-257
Published January 19, 2024
Last update June 16, 2025

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security in a OpenPages environment using Native authentication. If OpenPages is using Native authentication an attacker with access to the OpenPages database could through a series of specially crafted steps could exploit this weakness and gain unauthorized access to other OpenPages accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 262594.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 19, 2024 CVE published
June 16, 2025 Record updated