CVE-2023-47710
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 Security Guardium 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 271525.
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 Security Guardium versions 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 contain a stored (persistent) cross-site scripting vulnerability in the web interface. An authenticated attacker can embed malicious JavaScript code into the Web UI that executes in the browsers of other users viewing the affected content, potentially enabling credential theft or session hijacking within a trusted session.
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= 11.4= 11.5= 12.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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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Identify IBM Security Guardium versionRun the command 'guardium_version' or access the web UI and navigate to Admin > System > General Settings to view the version informationAffected if The displayed version is exactly 11.4, 11.5, or 12.0
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Confirm web interface is accessibleAttempt to access the Guardium web UI at the configured hostname or IP address on port 8443 or 443Affected if The web interface is reachable and responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests, indicating the attack surface exists
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Review web application logs for XSS indicatorsExamine Guardium logs under /var/log/guardium/ or via the web UI Logs section for unusual script tags, javascript: URIs, or event handler attributes in user-submitted fieldsAffected if Logs contain suspicious patterns like <script>, img onerror=, or javascript: in input fields that may indicate exploitation attempts
A user is affected if their installed Guardium version is exactly 11.4, 11.5, or 12.0 AND the web interface is enabled and accessible, making the stored XSS vulnerability exploitable.
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 dataApply the IBM security patch for CVE-2023-47710 when available. In the interim, implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers and sanitize user inputs in the web interface to reduce exploitability.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-47710 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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