Improper access control in Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) - CVE-2023-0683

 

Improper access control in Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) - CVE-2023-0683

Published: March 15, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73737
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0683
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the API. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the API and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Affected software

Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC)
IBM Cloud Pak System

How to mitigate CVE-2023-0683

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.4.0

External References

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