Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Storage Scale System



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-50312
CWE-ID CWE-327
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM Storage Scale System
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm

EUVDB-ID: #VU86988

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50312

CWE-ID: CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to weaker than expected security for outbound TLS connections caused by a failure to honor user configuration. An adjacent attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Storage Scale System: before 6.1.9.3

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168573


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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