# CVE-2023-46175: IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management information disclosure

> Privileged users can read plaintext user credentials from log files in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fh95-fjjq-3fxv

## What is CVE-2023-46175?

CVE-2023-46175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management, published on 26 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3 through 2.3 FP8 stores user credentials in a log file plain clear text which can be read by a privileged user.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46175?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46175?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46175 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management

- [CVE-2022-42438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42438/): IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring privilege escalation (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-43191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43191/): IBM ManageIQ command execution (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-38941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38941/): Privilege escalation in Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2021-20341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20341/): Information disclosure in Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46175 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management, published on 26 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management. 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-2023-46175/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46175/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46175
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46175
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46175

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46175/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.