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Plain-English summary
IBM Planning Analytics Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data 4.0 may expose sensitive database information because of an insecure password policy for its CouchDB connection. The record rates this medium severity: it is network-reachable and needs no user interaction or prior privileges, but the documented impact is limited to confidentiality.
Executive priority
Handle this as a moderate-priority data exposure issue. It does not show documented active exploitation in the supplied sources, but unauthenticated network reachability and sensitive database access justify prompt inventory, exposure reduction, and vendor-guided remediation.
Technical view
CVE-2023-27877 is a CWE-200 information disclosure issue in IBM Planning Analytics Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data 4.0. The component connects to CouchDB, and the reported weakness allows an attacker to collect sensitive database information through an insecure password policy. CVSS 3.1 is 5.3: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to environments running IBM Planning Analytics Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data version 4.0. The source bundle does not identify other affected versions. Risk depends on whether the CouchDB path or related service is reachable from untrusted networks and whether sensitive data is stored there.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the supplied bundle, and no cited source here states active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates remote, unauthenticated access with low attack complexity, but only low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact are documented.
Researcher notes
The public record is concise and does not include detailed root cause, affected configuration specifics, exploit status, or fixed version details in the supplied bundle. Avoid assuming broader IBM Cloud Pak exposure beyond the named Planning Analytics Cartridge 4.0 component.
Mitigation direction
- Review IBM advisory 6999351 and apply the vendor-recommended remediation.
- Identify and prioritize any Cloud Pak for Data deployments using the affected cartridge version.
- Restrict untrusted network access to related CouchDB and Planning Analytics services.
- Review password policy and credential controls against IBM guidance.
- Treat exposed database contents as potentially disclosed until assessed.
Validation and detection
- Inventory IBM Planning Analytics Cartridge versions across Cloud Pak for Data environments.
- Confirm whether version 4.0 is present in production, staging, or backup deployments.
- Review service exposure for CouchDB-related connectivity from untrusted networks.
- Check database access logs for unexpected or unauthenticated access patterns.
- Confirm remediation status against IBM advisory and X-Force entry.
Public sources used
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CWE-200: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6999351CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247905CVE reference · vdb-entry
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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