# CVE-2023-33859: IBM Security ReaQta information disclosure

> Attackers can obtain sensitive information via login response discrepancies in IBM Security QRadar EDR.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qh8-5vx6-pv8r

## What is CVE-2023-33859?

CVE-2023-33859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security QRadar EDR, published on 10 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security QRadar EDR 3.12 could disclose sensitive information due to an observable login response discrepancy.  IBM X-Force ID:  257697.

Weakness: CWE-204 (Observable Response Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33859?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Qradar Edr.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33859 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security QRadar EDR

- [CVE-2023-33861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33861/): IBM Security ReaQta improper certificate validation (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-45641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45641/): IBM Security ReaQta improper certificate validation (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-36376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36376/): IBM Security QRadar EDR Software has multiple vulnerabilities (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-45643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45643/): IBM QRadar EDR information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-35006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35006/): IBM Security ReaQta HTML injection (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33859 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security QRadar EDR, published on 10 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security QRadar EDR. 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-2023-33859/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33859/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33859
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33859
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33859

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.