CVE-2023-24964

Sensitive-information disclosure via cleartext log storage

Published Feb 17, 2023 · Updated Mar 12, 2025

Cleartext storage in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 allows local users to read sensitive information from log files. The product writes sensitive data to log files in cleartext, but IBM has not identified the logging component, data fields, or file permissions involved. Exploitation requires local access and affects confidentiality; no integrity or service-interruption impact is reported.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext storage in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 allows local users to read sensitive information from log files. The product writes sensitive data to log files in cleartext, but IBM has not identified the logging component, data fields, or file permissions involved. Exploitation requires local access and affects confidentiality; no integrity or service-interruption impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24964
Published
Feb 17, 2023
Updated
Mar 12, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
InfoSphere Information Server
Classifications
CWE-312, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

IBM · InfoSphere Information Serverversion=11.7

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.2IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1005Data from Local System

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