CVE-2023-38732Network attack vector

Login ID disclosure via unobfuscated error logging

Published Aug 22, 2023 · Updated Oct 1, 2024

Sensitive-data exposure in IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7 allows remote authenticated users to read login IDs. Under specific error conditions, the server writes a login ID to its application log without obfuscation. Access to the affected log is required, and the documented consequence is limited to disclosure of the recorded login ID.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive-data exposure in IBM Robotic Process Automation 21.0.0 through 21.0.7 allows remote authenticated users to read login IDs. Under specific error conditions, the server writes a login ID to its application log without obfuscation. Access to the affected log is required, and the documented consequence is limited to disclosure of the recorded login ID.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-38732
Published
Aug 22, 2023
Updated
Oct 1, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Robotic Process Automation
Classifications
CWE-532
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=21.0.0 <=21.0.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Robotic Process Automationversion=21.0.0 <=21.0.7

Published CVSS scores

4.3IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/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
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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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