CVE-2023-38273 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.1.1, 2.3.2.0, and 2.3.3.7 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 260733.

Published: 2024-02-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Cloud Pak System

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.3.1.1, 2.3.2.0, 2.3.3.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_system::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_system:2.3.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_system:2.3.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_system:2.3.3.7:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-42093	IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.1.1, 2.3.2.0, and 2.3.3.7 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 260733.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00674.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260733
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7105357

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Cloud Pak System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2024-02-02T14:26:10.089Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:39:12.077Z

Reserved: 2023-07-14T00:46:27.163Z

Link: CVE-2023-38273

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:39:12.077Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-02T15:15:09.270

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:09:48.193

Link: CVE-2023-38273

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-307
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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