What is CVE-2023-38372?

CVE-2023-38372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson Iot Platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-02-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-38372?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Watson Iot Platform

CVE-2023-38372

An unauthorized attacker who has obtained an IBM Watson IoT Platform 1.0 security authentication token can use it to impersonate an authorized platform user. IBM X-Force ID: 261201.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2024-02-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Watson Iot Platform — versions 1.0
IBM Watson Iot Platform — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7020635 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/261201 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38372?: CVE-2023-38372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson Iot Platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-02-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-38372?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.