What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-49880?

CVE-2023-49880 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Financial Transaction Manager CVE-2023-49880

HIGH

2023-12-25 psirt@us.ibm.com

Information Disclosure IBM Financial Transaction Manager

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Impact	CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

In the Message Entry and Repair (MER) facility of IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services 3.2.4 the sending address and the message type of FIN messages are assumed to be immutable. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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In the Message Entry and Repair (MER) facility of IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services 3.2.4 the sending address and the message type of FIN messages are assumed to be immutable. However, an attacker might modify these elements of a business transaction. IBM X-Force ID: 273183. Affected products include: Ibm Financial Transaction Manager.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

DescriptionNVD

In the Message Entry and Repair (MER) facility of IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services 3.2.4 the sending address and the message type of FIN messages are assumed to be immutable. However, an attacker might modify these elements of a business transaction. IBM X-Force ID: 273183.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.5%

Top 58% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.5%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Yes

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +1

CVSS: +38

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information Disclosure MEDIUM

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:swift_services:*:*

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Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/273183 ADVISORY https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7101167

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