CVE-2023-43042 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM FlashSystem, and IBM Storage Virtualize 8.3 products, where a privileged user account utilizes a default password. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain full access to sensitive information due to the network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in a CVSS score of 7.5 (High). While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the presence of a default password for a privileged user poses a significant risk to the confidentiality of affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:storage_virtualize:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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