CVE-2023-49878 — IBM System Storage Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEC, 3948-VED and 3957-VEC

IBM System Storage Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEC, 3948-VED and 3957-VEC could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM System Storage Virtualization Engine TS7700 3957-VEC, 3948-VED and 3957-VEC could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 272652.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	System Storage Virtualization Engine	8.52.103.23, 8.53.1.21

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-12-13T20:40:52.300Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T18:38:35.960Z

09References

• www.ibm.com — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7092383
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/272652