IBM CICS TX Advanced 10.1 Remote Info Disclosure via HTTP Response Discrepancy
CVE-2023-38362 Published on March 4, 2024

IBM CICS TX information disclosure
IBM CICS TX Advanced 10.1 could disclose sensitive information to a remote attacker due to observable discrepancy in HTTP responses. IBM X-Force ID: 260814.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-38362 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Observable Response Discrepancy

The product provides different responses to incoming requests in a way that reveals internal state information to an unauthorized actor outside of the intended control sphere. This issue frequently occurs during authentication, where a difference in failed-login messages could allow an attacker to determine if the username is valid or not. These exposures can be inadvertent (bug) or intentional (design).


Products Associated with CVE-2023-38362

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Affected Versions

IBM CICS TX Advanced: ibm cics_tx:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.06%
Percentile
17.43%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.