# CVE-2023-38276: IBM Cognos Dashboards information disclosure

> Attackers can access sensitive information from environment variables in IBM Cognos Dashboards, potentially aiding further system attacks.

- **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:** 22 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vm4p-cgrm-3hvm

## What is CVE-2023-38276?

CVE-2023-38276 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data, published on 22 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data 4.7.0 exposes sensitive information in environment variables which could aid in further attacks against the system.  IBM X-Force ID:  260736.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38276?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38276?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38276 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data

- [CVE-2024-41739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41739/): IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data privilege escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-38275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38275/): IBM Cognos Dashboards information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-38735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38735/): IBM Cognos Dashboards improper authentication (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38276 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38276 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data, published on 22 Oct 2023. 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-2023-38276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cognos Dashboards on Cloud Pak for Data. 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-2023-38276/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38276/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38276
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38276
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38276

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38276/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.