IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5 CIM Interface single-factor authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component CIM Interface. Such manipulation leads to use of single-factor authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-25681. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component CIM Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of single-factor authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-308. The use of single-factor authentication can lead to unnecessary risk of compromise when compared with the benefits of a dual-factor authentication scheme. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

LDAP users on IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.5 which are configured to require multifactor authentication can still authenticate to the CIM interface using only username and password. This does not affect local users with MFA configured or remote users authenticating via single sign-on. IBM X-Force ID: 247033.

The weakness was disclosed 03/05/2024. The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-25681 since 02/11/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1111.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (247033). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use of single-factor authentication
CWE: CWE-308 / CWE-287
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/11/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-25681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255812
X-Force: 247033

Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2024 21:01
Updated: 03/05/2025 00:14
Changes: 03/05/2024 21:01 (49), 04/04/2024 20:10 (15), 03/05/2025 00:14 (13)
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