Is CVE-2023-1656 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-1656 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-1656?

CVE-2023-1656 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-1656?

CVE-2023-1656 has an EPSS score of 0.35% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1656?

Upgrade ldap connector to 1.5.20.14 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-1656

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in ForgeRock Inc. OpenIDM and Java Remote Connector Server (RCS) LDAP Connector on Windows, MacOS, Linux allows Remote Services with Stolen Credentials.This issue affects OpenIDM and Java Remote Connector Server (RCS): from 1.5.20.9 through 1.5.20.13.

CWE-319

How to fix

Remediation Available

ldap connectorNVD

Affected:>= 1.5.20.9, < 1.5.20.14Fixed in:1.5.20.14CVE-2023-1656derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

backstage.forgerock.com

Other references1

backstage.forgerock.com

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CVE-2018-12710	High	8.0	77%	-	-
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CVE-2019-3993	High	7.5	46%	-	-
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CVE-2016-5649	Critical	9.8	27%	-	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-14.