CVE-2023-43042 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize 8.3 products use default passwords for a privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 266874.

Published: 2023-12-14

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Storage Virtualize

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_virtualize:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-47463	IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize 8.3 products use default passwords for a privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 266874.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0013.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266874
https://https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7064976

History

Thu, 22 May 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Storage Virtualize

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2023-12-14T00:46:31.831Z

Updated: 2025-05-22T17:54:36.010Z

Reserved: 2023-09-15T01:12:19.598Z

Link: CVE-2023-43042

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:37:23.491Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-14T01:15:07.897

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:23:38.667

Link: CVE-2023-43042

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-1393

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