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

EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Watson Iot Platform — versions 1.0
Ibm Watson_iot_platform — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (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.