Insecure temporary file in IBM Cloud Pak System

1) Insecure Temporary File

EUVDB-ID: #VU72075

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0482

CWE-ID: CWE-377 - Insecure Temporary File

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure creation of temporary files. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Pak System: before 2.3.3.7 iFix 01

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_cloud_pak_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7101435

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.