Input manipulation via client-validation bypass
Published Jun 22, 2026 · Updated Jun 22, 2026
Input validation bypass in IBM Db2 Cloud Pak products 4.8 and 5.0 through 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to alter input. Client-side validation can be bypassed through man-in-the-middle techniques, but IBM has not disclosed the affected validation path, request parameter, or server-side handling. Exploitation requires authenticated network access and a high-complexity interception position; the published impact is unauthorized input manipulation, without confidentiality or availability effects.
Summary
What happened
Input validation bypass in IBM Db2 Cloud Pak products 4.8 and 5.0 through 5.3 allows remote authenticated users to alter input. Client-side validation can be bypassed through man-in-the-middle techniques, but IBM has not disclosed the affected validation path, request parameter, or server-side handling. Exploitation requires authenticated network access and a high-complexity interception position; the published impact is unauthorized input manipulation, without confidentiality or availability effects.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-33854
- Published
- Jun 22, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 22, 2026
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- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-294, T1557
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
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- Jun 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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