CVE-2023-33836 IBM Security Verify Governance information disclosure
Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Verify Governance allow attackers to bypass authentication and access sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-33836?
CVE-2023-33836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, published on 16 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Security Verify Governance 10.0 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 256016.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33836?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Verify Governance.
How do I fix CVE-2023-33836?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-33836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance
- CVE-2025-36003 IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager information disclosure
- CVE-2023-33839 IBM Security Verify Governance command execution
- CVE-2023-35019 IBM Security Verify Governance command execution
- CVE-2022-22466 IBM Security Verify Governance information disclosure
- CVE-2023-35016 IBM Security Verify Governance path traversal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wj4x-x659-777v.