CVE-2023-38010
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 Cloud Pak System displays sensitive information in user messages that could aid in further attacks against the system.
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 Cloud Pak System contains an information disclosure vulnerability where sensitive information is displayed in user-facing messages. This could expose system details, credentials, tokens, or internal configuration that could be leveraged for further attacks. The CVSS 7.5 score indicates high exploitability with no authentication required.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 2.3.4.0= 2.3.4.1= 2.3.5.0= 2.3.6.0= 4.0.4.0= 4.0.5.0= 4.0.6.0= 4.0.7.0= 5.0.0.0= 5.0.1.0CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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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Check IBM Cloud Pak System versionAccess the system administration interface or use the version command (e.g., 'ibmcloud cp console version' or check system info in the admin dashboard) and note the exact version numberAffected if The installed version is 2.3.4.0, 2.3.4.1, 2.3.5.0, or 2.3.6.0
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Check IBM OS Image for Red Hat Linux Systems versionRun 'rpm -qa | grep ibm' or check the OS version via 'cat /etc/redhat-release' and cross-reference with IBM OS Image versioningAffected if The OS image version is 4.0.4.0, 4.0.5.0, 4.0.6.0, 4.0.7.0, 5.0.0.0, or 5.0.1.0
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Inspect user-facing error messagesTrigger various error conditions (invalid login, missing resources, configuration errors) through the web UI, API endpoints, or CLI and capture the displayed messagesAffected if Error messages or user-facing output contains system paths, internal IP addresses, credentials, tokens, stack traces, or internal configuration details
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Review application logs exposed to usersCheck if web application logs, debug output, or diagnostic pages are accessible to unauthenticated or authenticated users through the UI or APIAffected if Logs or diagnostic output visible to users contain sensitive system information, credentials, or internal configuration
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Check API responses for information leakageSend requests to API endpoints (e.g., /api/v1/*, /rest/*) and inspect all response bodies, headers, and error payloads for sensitive data exposureAffected if API responses include credentials, tokens, internal hostnames, file paths, or configuration values that should not be visible to users
The environment is affected if running any of the listed IBM Cloud Pak System or IBM OS Image versions AND user-facing messages, error pages, API responses, or accessible logs contain sensitive information such as credentials, tokens, system paths, or internal configuration details.
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 dataReview and sanitize all user-facing messages to remove sensitive data, implement proper error handling that displays generic messages to users while logging detailed information server-side, and conduct thorough testing to ensure no sensitive data leaks in any workflow.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing8.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-38010 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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