What is CVE-2023-50945?

CVE-2023-50945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-50945?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Aix

CVE-2023-50945

IBM Common Licensing 9.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Common Licensing — versions 9.0
Ibm Common_licensing — versions 9.0.0
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-256 — Plaintext Storage of a Password
CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50945?: CVE-2023-50945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-50945?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.