IBM Storage Defender up to 2.0.9 Resiliency Service credentials storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Storage Defender up to 2.0.9 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Resiliency Service. This manipulation causes credentials storage. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-50956. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Storage Defender up to 2.0.9. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Resiliency Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials storage vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-256. Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service 2.0.0 through 2.0.9 could allow a privileged user to obtain highly sensitive user credentials from secret keys that are stored in clear text.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-50956 since 12/16/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials storage
CWE: CWE-256 / CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/16/2023 🔍
12/18/2024 +368 days 🔍
12/18/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2025 +234 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-50956 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288865

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2024 17:34
Updated: 08/09/2025 03:58
Changes: 12/18/2024 17:34 (64), 08/09/2025 03:58 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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