Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2023 · Assigned by HITVAN

CVE-2023-5808System Management Unit (SMU) versions prior to 14.8.7825.01, used to manage Hitachi Vantara NAS products are susceptible to unintended information disclosure via unprivileged access to HNAS configuration backup and diagnostic data.

High 7.6

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in System Management Unit (SMU) from Hitachi Vantara. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.6High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

SMU versions prior to 14.8.7825.01 are susceptible to unintended information disclosure, through URL manipulation. Authenticated users in a Storage administrative role are able to access HNAS configuration backup and diagnostic data, that would normally be barred to that specific administrative role.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hitachi Vantara	System Management Unit (SMU)	6.0 – before 14.8.7825.01

Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

References

https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Security/System_Management_Unit_(SMU)_versions_prior_to_14.8.7825.01%2C_used_to_manage_Hitachi_Vantara_NAS_products_are_susceptible_to_unintended_information_disclosure_via_unprivileged_access_to_HNAS_configuration_backup_and_diagnostic_data.