# CVE-2023-40694: IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores information disclosure

> Local users can read sensitive information from log files in IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fc6m-c8v2-74q6

## What is CVE-2023-40694?

CVE-2023-40694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores, published on 7 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores 4.0.0 through 4.8.4 stores potentially sensitive information in log files that could be read by a local user.  IBM X-Force ID:  264838.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40694?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Watson Cp4d Data Stores.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-40694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-40694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores

- [CVE-2023-28512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28512/): IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores improper input validation (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-27291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27291/): IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores information disclosure (medium 4.5)
- [CVE-2023-26282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26282/): IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores file modificiation (medium 4.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-40694 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores, published on 7 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores. 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-2023-40694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40694/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40694

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40694/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.