# CVE-2023-38367: IBM Cloud Pak for Automation authentication bypass

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to view, update, delete, or create Identity Provider configurations in IBM Cloud Pak for Automation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 29 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6hmj-wm73-g83p

## What is CVE-2023-38367?

CVE-2023-38367 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Automation, published on 29 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Cloud Pak Foundational Services Identity Provider (idP) API (IBM Cloud Pak for Automation 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 19.0.1, 19.0.2, 19.0.3, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 22.0.1, and 22.0.2) allows CRUD Operations with an invalid token. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to view, update, delete or create an IdP configuration.  IBM X-Force ID:  261130.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38367?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cloud Pak for Business Automation.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38367?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38367 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38367 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38367 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Automation

- [CVE-2023-35899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35899/): IBM Cloud Pak for Automation CSV injection (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2025-36092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36092/): IBM Business Automation Insights improper input validation (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-36023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36023/): IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation security bypass (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-1838](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1838/): IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation denial of service (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2026-12749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12749/): Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation iFixes for August 2026. (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38367 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38367 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Automation, published on 29 Feb 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-2023-38367 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cloud Pak for Automation. 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-2023-38367/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38367/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38367
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38367
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38367

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38367/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.