# CVE-2023-33842: IBM SPSS Modeler information disclosure

> Local users can decrypt sensitive information by accessing the server SSL key in IBM SPSS Modeler on Windows.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 22 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qwq9-2p2q-h6vm

## What is CVE-2023-33842?

CVE-2023-33842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM SPSS Modeler, published on 22 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM SPSS Modeler on Windows 17.0, 18.0, 18.2.2, 18.3, 18.4, and 18.5 requires the end user to have access to the server SSL key which could allow a local user to decrypt and obtain sensitive information.  IBM X-Force ID:  256117.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33842?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Spss Modeler.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM SPSS Modeler

- [CVE-2020-4717](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4717/): Path traversal in SPSS Modeler (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2012-5769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5769/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2013-6739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6739/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2015-4991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4991/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.0)
- [CVE-2014-3038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3038/): Privilege escalation in n/a (low 3.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33842 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM SPSS Modeler, published on 22 Jun 2023. 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-2023-33842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM SPSS Modeler. 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-2023-33842/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33842/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33842
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33842
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33842

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33842/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.