Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Sentinel Anomaly Scan Engine

Published: 2023-12-22

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-23931 CVE-2023-38325
CWE-ID	CWE-388 CWE-295
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Storage Sentinel Anomaly Scan Engine Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Error Handling

EUVDB-ID: #VU72036

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23931

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to misuse Python API.

The vulnerability exists due to a soundness bug within the Cipher.update_into function, which can allow immutable objects (such as bytes) to be mutated. A malicious programmer can misuse Python API to introduce unexpected behavior into the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Storage Sentinel Anomaly Scan Engine : before 1.1.6

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7078967

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper certificate validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU79490

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38325

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation