CVE-2023-26024
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Planning Analytics on Cloud Pak for Data 4.0 could allow an attacker on a shared network to obtain sensitive information caused by insecure network communication. IBM X-Force ID: 247898.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM Planning Analytics on Cloud Pak for Data 4.0 transmits data over the network without adequate encryption or security controls, allowing an attacker positioned on the same network segment to intercept sensitive information. This represents a classic information disclosure vulnerability due to insecure network communication practices.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm the installed IBM Planning Analytics versionUse the product's administrative interface or command-line tools to retrieve the current version number of IBM Planning Analytics on Cloud Pak for DataAffected if The installed version is exactly 4.0 (matches the affected version range)
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Verify TLS/SSL encryption status for network communicationsInspect the network configuration settings within the IBM Planning Analytics administrative console or configuration files to determine whether TLS/SSL encryption is enabled for internal and external communicationsAffected if TLS/SSL encryption is disabled, not enforced, or set to allow unencrypted connections
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Check security protocol settingsReview the product's security protocol configuration to identify which protocols (TLS 1.2, TLS 1.3, etc.) are enabled or permitted for network trafficAffected if Older or insecure protocols (such as SSL, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1) are enabled, or no minimum TLS version is configured
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Inspect network communication configurationExamine the network communication settings within the product to determine whether data is transmitted over encrypted channelsAffected if Network communication settings allow plaintext or unencrypted transmission of sensitive data
A user is affected if the installed IBM Planning Analytics version is exactly 4.0 AND TLS/SSL encryption is not enabled or enforced for network communications, leaving data vulnerable to interception on the same network segment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataEnable and enforce TLS/SSL encryption for all network communications within the IBM Planning Analytics environment. Verify that internal communications use secure protocols and consider network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted network segments.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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