CVE-2023-43040 (GCVE-0-2023-43040)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-13 02:18 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI improper access control
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-13 16:41 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1220 - Insufficient Granularity of Access Control
Assigner
References
4 references
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Spectrum Fusion HCI |
Affected:
2.5.2 , ≤ 2.7.2
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| ibm | spectrum_fusion_hci |
Affected:
2.5.2
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_fusion_hci:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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