CVE-2023-47152Network attack vector

Sensitive-data disclosure via undisclosed client-side flaws

Published Jan 22, 2024 · Updated May 30, 2025

Information disclosure in IBM Db2 11.5 Client allows remote attackers to read sensitive data under exceptional conditions. IBM has not disclosed the insecure cryptographic algorithm or the client operation that exposes stack-trace data. The issue is remotely reachable without authentication, but exploitation requires exceptional conditions and affects only the Client edition on supported platforms.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.58%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM Db2 11.5 Client allows remote attackers to read sensitive data under exceptional conditions. IBM has not disclosed the insecure cryptographic algorithm or the client operation that exposes stack-trace data. The issue is remotely reachable without authentication, but exploitation requires exceptional conditions and affects only the Client edition on supported platforms.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-47152
Published
Jan 22, 2024
Updated
May 30, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Classifications
CWE-209
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=11.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windowsversion=11.5

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.9IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo