CVE-2023-46170
Ibm Ds8900F Firmware 89.22.19.0 … 89.33.48.0
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2023-46170 is a medium-severity Observable Response Discrepancy (CWE-204) vulnerability in Ibm Ds8900F Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 37th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-50413
Vulnerability Data
IBM DS8900F HMC 89.21.19.0, 89.21.31.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0, and 89.33.48.0 could allow an authenticated user to arbitrarily read files after enumerating file names.
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V13.4.5
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.
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.
Secure SDLC practices directly prevent introduction of inconsistent response behavior that leaks internal state.
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.
Security testing can detect observable response discrepancies before deployment.
Network security controls can enforce uniform responses and suppress observable discrepancies.
Secure SDLC practices include error-handling and response standardization to avoid information disclosure.
Application security requirements typically mandate consistent, non-revealing error messages.
Secure architecture principles discourage designs that leak internal state via differing responses.
Secure coding standards explicitly require uniform error handling to prevent information leakage.