What is CVE-2023-38020?

CVE-2023-38020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Soar Qradar Plugin App, classified under Improper Output Neutralization for Logs. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-02-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-38020?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Soar Qradar Plugin App

CVE-2023-38020

IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App 1.0 through 5.0.3 could allow an authenticated user to manipulate output written to log files. IBM X-Force ID: 260576.

Published 2024-02-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Soar Qradar Plugin App — versions 1.0
IBM Soar Qradar Plugin App

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-117 — Improper Output Neutralization for Logs

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7111679 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260576 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38020?: CVE-2023-38020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Soar Qradar Plugin App, classified under Improper Output Neutralization for Logs. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-38020?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.