IBM Common Licensing 9.0: Username Enumeration via Response Discrepancy
CVE-2023-50306 Published on February 20, 2024

IBM Common Licensing information disclosure
IBM Common Licensing 9.0 could allow a local user to enumerate usernames due to an observable response discrepancy. IBM X-Force ID: 273337.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-50306 is exploitable with local system 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:
LOCAL
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-2023-50306

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Affected Versions

IBM Common Licensing Version 9.0 is affected by CVE-2023-50306

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.19%
Percentile
9.07%

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.