# CVE-2023-35888: IBM Security Verify Governance information disclosure

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via man-in-the-middle attacks due to missing HTTP Strict Transport Security headers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 20 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3v58-fff7-9hpf

## What is CVE-2023-35888?

CVE-2023-35888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, published on 20 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Verify Governance 10.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.  IBM X-Force ID:  258375.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35888?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify Governance.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-35888?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-35888 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance

- [CVE-2025-36003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36003/): IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager information disclosure (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-33839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33839/): IBM Security Verify Governance command execution (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-35019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35019/): IBM Security Verify Governance command execution (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-22466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22466/): IBM Security Verify Governance information disclosure (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-35016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35016/): IBM Security Verify Governance path traversal (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-35888 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-35888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, published on 20 Mar 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-2023-35888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Verify Governance. 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-2023-35888/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35888/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35888
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35888
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35888

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