# CVE-2023-38371: IBM Security Access Manager Docker information disclosure

> Attackers can decrypt highly sensitive information due to weak cryptographic algorithms in IBM Security Access Manager Docker.

- **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:** 27 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7jwq-45p5-2xh3

## What is CVE-2023-38371?

CVE-2023-38371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager Docker, published on 27 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Access Manager Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.1 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.  IBM X-Force ID:  261198.

Weakness: CWE-327 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38371?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38371?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38371 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38371 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38371 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Access Manager Docker

- [CVE-2018-1722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1722/): Code injection in Security Access Manager Appliance (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-3028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3028/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-1850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1850/): Missing authorization in Security Access Manager Appliance (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-3025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3025/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-30997](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30997/): IBM Security Access Manager Docker privilege escalation (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38371 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38371 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager Docker, published on 27 Jun 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-2023-38371 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Access Manager Docker. 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-2023-38371/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38371/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38371
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38371
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38371

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38371/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.