CVE-2023-28514

Credential disclosure via plaintext trace files

Published May 19, 2023 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Information disclosure in IBM MQ 8.0, 9.0, and 9.1 allows local users to obtain credentials from plaintext trace files. The tracing logic captures sensitive data from detailed technical errors and writes it unencrypted into MQ trace files. Exposure requires MQ tracing to be running and local access to the resulting files; it permits credential theft without modifying messages or service state.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM MQ 8.0, 9.0, and 9.1 allows local users to obtain credentials from plaintext trace files. The tracing logic captures sensitive data from detailed technical errors and writes it unencrypted into MQ trace files. Exposure requires MQ tracing to be running and local access to the resulting files; it permits credential theft without modifying messages or service state.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28514
Published
May 19, 2023
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM MQ
Classifications
CWE-209, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.0, 9.0 LTS, 9.0 CD, 9.1 LTS

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM MQversion=8.0, 9.0 LTS, 9.0 CD, 9.1 LTS

Published CVSS scores

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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