Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-50938

Ibm Powersc 1.3 … 2.1

Published
02 February 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0040 33th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-50938 is a medium-severity User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451) vulnerability in Ibm Powersc. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 33th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

IBM PowerSC 1.3, 2.0, and 2.1 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's…

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click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 275128.

CWE(s)
CWE-451

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-50933Same product: Ibm Powersc
CVE-2023-50941Same product: Ibm Powersc
CVE-2023-50327Same product: Ibm Powersc
CVE-2023-50328Same product: Ibm Powersc
CVE-2023-50939Same product: Ibm Powersc
CVE-2023-50326Same product: Ibm Powersc
CVE-2023-50934Same product: Ibm Powersc
CVE-2023-50937Same product: Ibm Powersc
CVE-2023-50936Same product: Ibm Powersc
CVE-2023-50935Same product: Ibm Powersc

Affected Assets

ibm
powersc
1.3, 2.0, 2.1

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly address design and implementation of accurate, non-spoofable UI elements.

PR.AT-01 partial match
prevents

User awareness training helps people recognize and avoid harm from UI misrepresentation such as phishing, but does not prevent the flaw itself.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing can detect UI misrepresentation vulnerabilities before deployment.

A.6.3 Information security awareness, education and training partial match
prevents

Security awareness training can teach users to recognize UI misrepresentation and phishing attempts.

A.8.23 Web filtering partial match
mitigates

Web filtering can block known phishing sites that exploit UI misrepresentation.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes UI/UX security requirements that can prevent misrepresentation of critical information.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can mandate proper display and validation of critical information in the UI.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding practices can prevent UI flaws that obscure or spoof critical information.

References