Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2024 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2023-43040IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI improper access control
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Spectrum Fusion HCI from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.1% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)3.1%top 12.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI 2.5.2 through 2.7.2 could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions in RGW for Ceph due to improper bucket access. IBM X-Force ID: 266807.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ceph | 16.2.15+ds-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5825-1 |
| Debian:12 | ceph | 16.2.15+ds-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-43040 |
| Debian:13 | ceph | 16.2.11+ds-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-43040 |
| Debian:14 | ceph | 16.2.11+ds-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-43040 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ceph | 17.2.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 | USN-6613-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ceph | 17.2.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43040 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ceph | 18.2.0-0ubuntu6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43040 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Fusion HCI | 2.5.2 – through 2.7.2 |
Weakness: CWE-1220 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L