CVE-2023-25687Network attack vector

Authenticated sensitive log-data disclosure

Published Mar 21, 2023 · Updated Feb 25, 2025

Information exposure in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to read log data. IBM has not published which log-writing or log-retrieval operation exposes the sensitive information or which fields enter the logs. Reachability requires a valid low-privileged account, and the reported consequence is limited to reading sensitive information from log files.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to read log data. IBM has not published which log-writing or log-retrieval operation exposes the sensitive information or which fields enter the logs. Reachability requires a valid low-privileged account, and the reported consequence is limited to reading sensitive information from log files.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25687
Published
Mar 21, 2023
Updated
Feb 25, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
Classifications
CWE-532
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 21, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Managerversion=3.0, 3.0.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1

Published CVSS scores

4.3IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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