CVE-2023-38268

HIGH

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the websi...

Affects 4 products across 3 vendors.

CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.3%
Percentile21th
PatchPatched
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, requires user interaction, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Web application does not verify that a request was intentionally sent by the authenticated user.

Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-462 Cross-Domain Search Timing
via CWE-352
CAPEC-467 Cross Site Identification
via CWE-352
CAPEC-62 Cross Site Request Forgery
via CWE-352
CAPEC-111 JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking)
via CWE-352

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions on behalf of a trusted user.

BSID: BS-2023-GLOBAL-006250-H • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-38268?
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions on behalf of a trusted user.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-38268?
CVE-2023-38268 has CVSS 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 0.3%.
Is CVE-2023-38268 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2023-38268 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-38268?
Priority: IMMEDIATE. Advisory: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7067682 PSIRT: [email protected]
What systems are affected by CVE-2023-38268?
CVE-2023-38268 affects Ibm Infosphere Information Server.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2023-38268
BSIDBS-2023-GLOBAL-006250-H BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2023-12-01
Last Modified2024-11-21
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
SourceNVD
Official Description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 260585.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

The vulnerability arises from the lack of proper validation of requests, enabling an attacker to craft malicious requests that appear to originate from a legitimate user's browser.

Exploitation Likelihood: HIGH

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Ibm Infosphere Information Server ≥ 11.7.0.0, < 11.7.1.4

Platforms listed by the source (the vulnerable product runs on these; they are not themselves vulnerable): Ibm Aix, Linux Linux Kernel, Microsoft Windows

Remediation
View Vendor Advisory →

Remediation Priority: IMMEDIATE

Vendor PSIRT: [email protected]
Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 1053 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash6d7db7f30534b37802ad36d02f36af41bde8cd4f149a6eb91b7158a8416b5048c1d86efbaa965662fb7dbc7725d1bea778df923690d4729e260ba77454f6631b
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