# CVE-2023-47742: IBM QRadar Suite information dislosure

> Attackers can disclose sensitive information via man-in-the-middle attacks due to improper certificate validation in IBM QRadar Suite.

- **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:** 3 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wp3w-g939-hq9w

## What is CVE-2023-47742?

CVE-2023-47742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security, published on 3 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM QRadar Suite Products 1.10.12.0 through 1.10.18.0 and IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.10.0.0 through 1.10.11.0 could disclose sensitive information using man in the middle techniques due to not correctly enforcing all aspects of certificate validation in some circumstances.  IBM X-Force ID:  272533.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47742?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Cloud Pak for Security, Ibm Qradar Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security

- [CVE-2025-25022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25022/): IBM QRadar Suite Software and IBM Cloud Pak for Security information disclosure (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2021-29696](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29696/): Command injection in Cloud Pak for Security (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2025-25021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25021/): IBM QRadar Suite Software and IBM Cloud Pak for Security code injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-47726](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47726/): IBM QRadar Suite improper input validation (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-38385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38385/): Missing authorization in Cloud Pak for Security (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47742 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Cloud Pak for Security, published on 3 Mar 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-2023-47742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Cloud Pak for Security. 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-2023-47742/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47742/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47742
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47742
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47742

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