CVE-2023-47704

Credential disclosure via plaintext hard-coded secrets

Published Dec 20, 2023 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Use of hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.3 allows attackers to read embedded secrets. IBM has disclosed only that the source-code repository stores credentials or other secrets in plaintext and has not identified the file, function, or credential purpose. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access, high privileges, and user interaction; confidentiality is the only published impact.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use of hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.3 allows attackers to read embedded secrets. IBM has disclosed only that the source-code repository stores credentials or other secrets in plaintext and has not identified the file, function, or credential purpose. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access, high privileges, and user interaction; confidentiality is the only published impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-47704
Published
Dec 20, 2023
Updated
Nov 21, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
Classifications
CWE-798, T1552.001
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Managerversion=4.3

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/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
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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