Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-36371

Ibm I 7.2 … 7.6

Published
19 November 2025
Modified
24 November 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0026 18th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-36371 is a medium-severity Use of HTTP Request With Sensitive Query String (CWE-598) vulnerability in Ibm I. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 18th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SC-4 (Information in Shared System Resources) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

IBM i 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 are impacted by obtaining an information vulnerability in the database plan cache implementation.  A user with access to the database plan cache could see information they do not have authority to view.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

ibm
i
7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • SC-4 Information in Shared System Resources
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V3.4.5
  • V14.2.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly enforces authorization checks so that users cannot retrieve sensitive plan-cache entries they lack authority to view.

prevent

Protects information stored in the shared database plan cache from being exposed to unauthorized subjects.

prevent

Limits each user to the minimum privileges required, reducing the chance that plan-cache contents become visible beyond intended authority.

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 prevent embedding sensitive data in query strings as part of input-handling and data-flow design.

PR.DS-02 partial match
prevents

HTTPS encryption protects query strings in transit but does not address the root design flaw of placing sensitive data in URLs.

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.

detects

Security testing can detect sensitive data leakage via query strings.

mitigates

DLP solutions can detect and block sensitive data in URLs.

degrades

Network security controls can enforce HTTPS and block sensitive data in URLs.

prevents

Application security requirements should mandate avoiding sensitive data in query strings.

prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage exposing sensitive data in URLs.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly prohibit placing secrets in query parameters.

References