# CVE-2023-38020: IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App log injection

> An authenticated user can manipulate log file output in the IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App, potentially compromising log integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wx33-9hcf-h8wc

## What is CVE-2023-38020?

CVE-2023-38020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App, published on 2 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App 1.0 through 5.0.3 could allow an authenticated user to manipulate output written to log files.  IBM X-Force ID:  260576.

Weakness: CWE-117 (Improper Output Neutralization for Logs)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38020?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Soar Qradar Plugin App.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38020?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38020 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App

- [CVE-2023-38019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38019/): IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App directory traversal (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-36114](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36114/): IBM QRadar SOAR Plugin App path traversal (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-38263](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38263/): IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App improper access controls (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38020 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App, published on 2 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM SOAR QRadar Plugin App. 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-2023-38020/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38020/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38020
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38020
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38020

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38020/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.