CVE-2023-43042
Published: 14 December 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-43042 is a high-severity Use of Default Password (CWE-1393) vulnerability in Ibm Storage Virtualize. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 32.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-47463
Vulnerability details
IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize 8.3 products use default passwords for a privileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 266874.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Changing default authenticators prior to first use prevents use of default passwords.
Requires authentication that meets guidelines, avoiding default passwords for cryptographic module access.
Threat awareness programs disseminate botnet and scanning activity tied to default passwords, driving organizations to change or enforce non-default credentials before mass exploitation occurs.