Format string error in Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) - CVE-2023-25492
Published: March 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73738
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25492
CWE-ID: CWE-134
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a format string error within the XCC web interface. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the API and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC)
IBM Cloud Pak System
IBM Cloud Pak System
How to mitigate CVE-2023-25492
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.4.0