CVE-2023-50945

Credential disclosure via browser console exposure

Published Jan 26, 2025 · Updated Jan 27, 2025

Plaintext credential storage in IBM Common Licensing 9.0 allows local users to read passwords through the browser console. The License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool and its Agent expose stored user passwords in clear text during UI inspection. Exposure requires access to the affected host and a logged-in user's browser context, and the disclosed passwords enable unauthorized account access.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext credential storage in IBM Common Licensing 9.0 allows local users to read passwords through the browser console. The License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool and its Agent expose stored user passwords in clear text during UI inspection. Exposure requires access to the affected host and a logged-in user's browser context, and the disclosed passwords enable unauthorized account access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-50945
Published
Jan 26, 2025
Updated
Jan 27, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Common Licensing
Classifications
CWE-256, CWE-522, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Common Licensingversion=9.0

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-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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