# CVE-2023-27545: IBM Watson CloudPak for Data Data Stores information disclosure

> Local users can read stored web pages, leading to information disclosure in IBM Watson CloudPak for Data Data Stores.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c2m5-hw39-3h7r

## What is CVE-2023-27545?

CVE-2023-27545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson CloudPak for Data Data Stores, published on 29 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Watson CloudPak for Data Data Stores information disclosure 4.6.0 allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system.  IBM X-Force ID:  248947.

Weakness: CWE-525 (Use of Web Browser Cache Containing Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27545?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cloud Pak for Data.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27545?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27545 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27545 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Watson CloudPak for Data Data Stores

- [CVE-2025-14754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14754/): IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to OS command injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-14753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14753/): IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to path traversal (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-36769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36769/): IBM Cloud Pak for Data file upload (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-26023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26023/): IBM Planning Analytics Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data information disclosure (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-0719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0719/): IBM Cloud Pak for Data cross-site scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27545 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson CloudPak for Data Data Stores, published on 29 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27545 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Watson CloudPak for Data Data Stores. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27545/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27545/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27545
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27545
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27545

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27545/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.