Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Operational Decision Manager



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2023-5236
CVE-2023-5384
CWE-ID CWE-399
CWE-319
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Operational Decision Manager
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU81430

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5236

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote privileged user can insert a maliciously constructed object into the cache and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Operational Decision Manager: before 8.11.0.1 Interim fix 36

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178675


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU84091

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5384

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to software returns credentials in clear text as part of the configuration when serializing configuration for a cache to XML/JSON/YAML. A remote privileged user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Operational Decision Manager: before 8.11.0.1 Interim fix 36

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178675


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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