Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-23444 |
CWE-ID | CWE-312 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data Server applications / Other server solutions |
Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU95145
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23444
CWE-ID:
CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists within the new Certificate Signing Requests when elasticsearch-certutil CLI tool is used with the csr option in order to create a new request. The associated private key that is generated is stored on disk
unencrypted even if the --pass parameter is passed in the command
invocation. A local user with access to the system can obtain the key.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data: before 5.1
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179289
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.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.