What is CVE-2023-38281?

CVE-2023-38281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak System, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-38281?

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

Information disclosure in Ibm Cloud Pak System

CVE-2023-38281

IBM Cloud Pak System does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The…

EPSS: 0.000 (2.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Pak System — versions 2.3.4.0, 2.3.4.1, 2.3.4.1 Interim Fix 001
Ibm Os Image For Red Hat Linux Systems — versions 4.0.4.0, 4.0.5.0, 4.0.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7254419 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38281?: CVE-2023-38281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak System, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-38281?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.