Medium severity · published Dec 11, 2023
CVE-2023-6538
System Management Unit (SMU) versions prior to 14.8.7825.01, used to manage Hitachi Vantara NAS products is susceptible to unintended information disclosure via unprivileged access to SMU configuration backup data.
6.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SMU versions prior to 14.8.7825.01 are susceptible to unintended information disclosure, through URL manipulation. Authenticated users in Storage, Server or combined Server+Storage administrative roles are able to access SMU configuration backup, that would normally be barred to those specific administrative roles.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SM
System Management Unit (SMU) · Hitachi Vantara
6.0 before 14.8.7825.01 · source: vendor
SM
System Management Unit Firmware · Hitachi
before 14.8.7825.01 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6538
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6538
Vendor Advisory
https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Security/System_Management_Unit_(SMU)_versions_prior_to_14.8.7825.01%2C_used_to_manage_Hitachi_Vantara_NAS_products_is_susceptible_to_unintended_information_disclosure_via_unprivileged_access_to_SMU_configuration_backup_data.
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