What is CVE-2023-49883?

CVE-2023-49883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Transformation Extender Advanced, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-49883?

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

Vulnerability in IBM Transformation Extender Advanced

CVE-2023-49883

IBM Transformation Extender Advanced 10.0.1 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

Published 2025-10-01 · 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: 0.003 (18.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Transformation Extender Advanced — versions 10.0.1
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced — versions 10.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7246885 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49883?: CVE-2023-49883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Transformation Extender Advanced, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-49883?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.