CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2023-47741 — Ibm Db2 Mirror For I security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.3

IBM i 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, IBM i Db2 Mirror for i 7.4 and 7.5 web browser clients may leave clear-text passwords in browser memory that can be viewed using common browser tools before the memory is garbage collected. A malicious actor with access to the victim's PC could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the IBM i operating system. IBM X-Force ID: 272532.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.3 (3.1)
Published
2023-12-18
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-522

Affected products

  • ibm / db2_mirror_for_i / 7.4
  • ibm / db2_mirror_for_i / 7.5
  • ibm / i / 7.3
  • ibm / i / 7.4
  • ibm / i / 7.5

Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

Complete CVE record and remediation plan

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