CVE-2023-40691 IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation information disclosure
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation exposes sensitive configuration data to developer and administrator users, requiring a patch to prevent unauthorized data access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40691?
CVE-2023-40691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation, published on 18 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cloud Pak for Business 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 may reveal sensitive information contained in application configuration to developer and administrator users. IBM X-Force ID: 264805.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40691?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Pak for Business Automation.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40691?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40691 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-40691 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40691 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
- CVE-2023-35899 IBM Cloud Pak for Automation CSV injection
- CVE-2025-36092 IBM Business Automation Insights improper input validation
- CVE-2025-36023 IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation security bypass
- CVE-2025-1838 IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation denial of service
- CVE-2023-38367 IBM Cloud Pak for Automation authentication bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v2vm-8pr4-wgpw.