What is CVE-2023-47705?

CVE-2023-47705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-47705?

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

Is CVE-2023-47705 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in IBM Aix

CVE-2023-47705

IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.3 could allow an authenticated user to manipulate username data due to improper input validation. IBM X-Force ID: 271228.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2023-12-20 · 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: 0.005 (43.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7091157 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/271228 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47705?: CVE-2023-47705 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-47705?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-47705 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.