# CVE-2023-45182: IBM i Access Client Solutions information disclosure

> A local attacker can decode an encrypted password to obtain credentials for other systems, exposing sensitive authentication data.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cgcm-7w4q-57f9

## What is CVE-2023-45182?

CVE-2023-45182 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM i Access Client Solutions, published on 14 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM i Access Client Solutions 1.1.2 through 1.1.4 and 1.1.4.3 through 1.1.9.3 is vulnerable to having its key for an encrypted password decoded. By somehow gaining access to the encrypted password, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain the password to other systems. IBM X-Force ID: 268265.

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45182?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm I Access Client Solutions.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-45182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-45182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- IBM i Access Client Solutions < 1.1.9.4 - Weak password encryption (github_poc): https://github.com/afine-com/CVE-2023-45182

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM i Access Client Solutions

- [CVE-2026-13105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13105/): IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-7770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7770/): Code injection in i Access Family (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-13433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13433/): IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2026-13094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13094/): IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-16695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16695/): IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-45182 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-45182 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM i Access Client Solutions, published on 14 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM i Access Client Solutions. 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-2023-45182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45182/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45182
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45182
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45182

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.