CVE-2023-38372
IBM Watson IoT Platform information disclosure
An unauthorized attacker who has obtained an IBM Watson IoT Platform 1.0 security authentication token can use it to impersonate an authorized platform user. IBM X-Force ID: 261201.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Watson IoT Platform information disclosure
An unauthorized attacker who has obtained an IBM Watson IoT Platform 1.0 security authentication token can use it to impersonate an authorized platform user. IBM X-Force ID: 261201.
- Record
CVE-2023-38372- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-42189
An unauthorized attacker who has obtained an IBM Watson IoT Platform 1.0 security authentication token can use it to impersonate an authorized platform user. IBM X-Force ID: 261201.
- Record
EUVD-2023-42189- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-73mf-287p-8r8c
An unauthorized attacker who has obtained an IBM Watson IoT Platform 1.0 security authentication...
An unauthorized attacker who has obtained an IBM Watson IoT Platform 1.0 security authentication token can use it to impersonate an authorized platform user. IBM X-Force ID: 261201.
- Record
GHSA-73mf-287p-8r8c- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An unauthorized attacker who has obtained an IBM Watson IoT Platform 1.0 security authentication token can use it to impersonate an authorized platform user. IBM X-Force ID: 261201.
- Record
CVE-2023-38372- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38372 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ibm Watson Iot Platform, published February 29, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.80%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.