What is CVE-2023-23473?

CVE-2023-23473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-23473?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

CSRF in IBM Infosphere Information Server

CVE-2023-23473

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 245400.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.7
IBM Infosphere Information Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6988169 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/245400 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23473?: CVE-2023-23473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-23473?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.