{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 2 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38281 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2023-38281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, published on 4 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38281 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-38281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak System, published on 4 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38281 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: IBM Cloud Pak System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38281/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38281/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-38281","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38281/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-38281","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-6jv7-gp56-rq3m"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cloud_service","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["data_read","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"IBM Cloud Pak System","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can steal session cookies via insecure HTTP links, potentially leading to account takeover in IBM Cloud Pak System.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"ibm","cpe":[{"product":"cloud_pak_system","vendor":"ibm"},{"product":"os_image_for_red_hat_linux_systems","vendor":"ibm"}],"cvss":{"score":5.3,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-209","name":"Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information"}],"description":"IBM Cloud Pak System does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System","id":"CVE-2023-38281","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"information_disclosure","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2023-38283"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"IBM Power HMC privilege escalation","id":"CVE-2023-38280"},"products":["Cloud Pak System","OS Image for Red Hat Linux Systems"],"published":"2026-02-04","related":[{"cvss_score":9,"headline":"File upload in Cloud Pak System","id":"CVE-2019-4130","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2019-12-03"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Due to use of IBM Storage Protect, IBM Cloud Pak System is affected by vulnerability []","id":"CVE-2026-13463","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-07-28"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"IBM Cloud Pak System information disclosure","id":"CVE-2023-38273","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-02-02"},{"cvss_score":7,"headline":"Code injection in Cloud Pak System","id":"CVE-2019-4521","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2019-12-10"},{"cvss_score":6.7,"headline":"File upload in Cloud Pak System","id":"CVE-2020-4928","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-01-04"},{"cvss_score":6.5,"headline":"IBM Cloud Pak System information disclosure","id":"CVE-2023-37405","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-03-27"},{"cvss_score":5.9,"headline":"IBM Cloud Pak System information disclosure","id":"CVE-2023-38272","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-03-27"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-02-05","vendors":["IBM"]},"summary":"Attackers can steal session cookies via insecure HTTP links, potentially leading to account takeover in IBM Cloud Pak System.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38281/"}