Permissions, privileges, and access controls in IBM Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) / TS4500 IMC

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU75432

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30630

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions when executing the command with the "--dump-bin" option. A local user can overwrite arbitrary files on the system and escalate privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) / TS4500 IMC: before 9.5.8

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158222

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.