Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2024 · Assigned by PureStorage

CVE-2023-4976FlashBlade Authentication Mechanism Vulnerability

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in FlashBlade from PureStorage. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw exists in FlashBlade whereby a local account is permitted to authenticate to the management interface using an unintended method that allows an attacker to gain privileged access to the array.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
PureStorage FlashBlade 3.3.5 – through 3.3.104.0.4 – through 4.0.64.1.0 – through 4.1.84.2.0 – through 4.2.2

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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