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CVE-2023-38281 — IBM Cloud Pak System does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens o

IBM Cloud Pak System does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link

CVSS
5.3 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.04% (top 89.20%)
CWE
CWE-209
Published
2026-02-04T20:45:05.686Z
Last modified
2026-02-05T14:32:12.741Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM Cloud Pak System does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies. Attackers may be able to get the cookie values by sending a http:// link to a user or by planting this link in a site the user goes to. The cookie will be sent to the insecure link and the attacker can then obtain the cookie value by snooping the traffic.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
IBMCloud Pak System2.3.4.0, 2.3.4.1, 2.3.4.1 Interim Fix 001, 2.3.5.0, 2.3.6.0
IBMOS Image for Red Hat Linux Systems4.0.4.0, 4.0.5.0, 4.0.6.0, 4.0.7.0, 5.0.0.0, 5.0.1.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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