CVE-2023-38005 (GCVE-0-2023-38005)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-02-17 21:49
Modified
2026-02-18 20:44
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Summary
IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.6, 2.3.3.7, 2.3.4.0, 2.3.4.1, and 2.3.5.0 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized tasks due to improper access controls.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Cloud Pak System Version: 2.3.3.6   ≤ 2.1.0
Version: 2.3.3.7
Version: 2.3.4.0
Version: 2.3.4.1
Version: 2.3.5.0
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_system:2.3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_system:2.3.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_system:2.3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_system:2.3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cloud_pak_system:2.3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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