CVE-2023-23469

Local disclosure via browser-cached web pages

Published Feb 1, 2023 · Updated Mar 26, 2025

Information disclosure in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation allows local users to read locally cached web pages. Automation Decision Services permits sensitive web pages to remain in a browser cache, where another account on the same system can open the stored content. Access requires a local account and exposes cached page contents only; IBM has not published the affected response headers or cache-handling code.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation allows local users to read locally cached web pages. Automation Decision Services permits sensitive web pages to remain in a browser cache, where another account on the same system can open the stored content. Access requires a local account and exposes cached page contents only; IBM has not published the affected response headers or cache-handling code.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-23469
Published
Feb 1, 2023
Updated
Mar 26, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Classifications
CWE-525, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 1, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=18.0.0, 18.0.1,18.0.2,19.0.1,19.0.2,19.0.3,20.0.1,20.0.2,20.0.3,21.0.1,21.0.2,21.0.3,22.0.1,22.0.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · Cloud Pak for Business Automationversion=18.0.0, 18.0.1,18.0.2,19.0.1,19.0.2,19.0.3,20.0.1,20.0.2,20.0.3,21.0.1,21.0.2,21.0.3,22.0.1,22.0.2

Published CVSS scores

3.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-525Use of Web Browser Cache Containing Sensitive Information
T1005Data from Local System

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