Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-25492

Lenovo Thinkagile Hx7530 Firmware ≤ 2.93_afbt30p

Published
01 May 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0051 41th percentile
Risk Priority 49 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-25492 is a medium-severity Use of Externally-Controlled Format String (CWE-134) vulnerability in Lenovo Thinkagile Hx7530 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 41th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A valid, authenticated user may be able to trigger a denial of service of the XCC web user interface or other undefined behavior through a format string injection vulnerability in a web interface API.

CWE(s)
CWE-134

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2023-29057Same product: Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1021
CVE-2023-25495Same product: Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1021
CVE-2023-29058Same product: Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1021
CVE-2023-4607Same product: Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1320
CVE-2023-4606Same product: Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1331
CVE-2023-4608Same product: Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1331
CVE-2023-43576Same vendor: Lenovo
CVE-2023-43569Same vendor: Lenovo

Affected Assets

lenovo
thinkagile hx5530 firmware
≤ 2.93_afbt30p
lenovo
thinkagile hx7530 firmware
≤ 2.93_afbt30p · ≤ 2.93_afbt30p
lenovo
thinkagile vx3331 firmware
≤ 2.93_afbt30p
lenovo
thinkagile hx enclosure firmware
≤ 3.72_tei388s
lenovo
thinkagile hx1021 firmware
≤ 3.72_tei388s
lenovo
thinkagile hx1320 firmware
≤ 8.88_cdi3a4a
lenovo
thinkagile hx1321 firmware
≤ 8.88_cdi3a4a
lenovo
thinkagile hx1331 firmware
≤ 2.93_afbt30p
lenovo
thinkagile hx1520-r firmware
≤ 8.88_cdi3a4a
lenovo
thinkagile hx1521-r firmware
≤ 8.88_cdi3a4a
+99 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent external format strings via code review, static analysis, and safe APIs.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification can discover existing format-string flaws but does not prevent their introduction.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development can detect format-string vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and safe API usage that can prevent externally-controlled format strings.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can specify safe formatting functions and ban uncontrolled format strings.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage dangerous string-handling patterns that lead to format-string issues.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly forbid the use of untrusted format strings and prescribe safe alternatives.

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