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    CVE-2023-38738

    IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security in a OpenPages environment using Native authentication. If OpenPages is using Native authentication an attacker with access to the OpenPages database could through a series of specially crafted steps could exploit this weakness and gain unauthorized access to other OpenPages accounts. IBM X-Force ID: 262594.

    Published:Jan 19, 2024
    Last Modified:Jun 16, 2025
    EPS:Jan 19, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00043
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Openpages With Watson
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-49 Password Brute Forcing

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High