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CVE-2023-28088

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-04-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.60.04 / 8.2 or later.
See remediation →
80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
An HPE OneView appliance dump may expose SAN switch administrative credentials

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

An HPE OneView appliance generates support/debug dumps that may inadvertently contain SAN switch administrative credentials in plaintext. A local attacker with low privileges could access these dump files and obtain the credentials, leading to unauthorized access to the SAN infrastructure.

MitigationRestrict access to dump files to prevent unauthorized reading, sanitize or encrypt dumps to exclude credentials, and rotate any credentials that may have been exposed in existing dumps.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
OneviewApplication
Affected:< 6.60.04< 8.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check HPE OneView version
    Access the OneView appliance admin interface or use the OneView CLI/API to retrieve the installed version. Typically found in Settings > About or via 'show version' command in the appliance console.
    Affected if The installed version is below 6.60.04 or below 8.2 (versions prior to the fix).
  2. Locate support and debug dump directories
    Identify where HPE OneView stores support dumps. Common locations include /opt/hp/oneview/dumps, /var/log/oneview/dumps, or paths defined in the appliance's backup/export settings. Check the OneView documentation for the configured dump storage path.
    Affected if Dump directories exist and contain files from affected versions.
  3. Inspect dump file contents for credentials
    Examine recent dump files (using text search tools like grep) for plaintext SAN switch credentials, password strings, or credential-related patterns. Look for strings like 'password', 'username', or SAN switch IP/credentials.
    Affected if Dump files contain plaintext SAN switch administrative credentials or show evidence of unencrypted credential storage.
  4. Verify file permissions on dump directories
    Check the access control lists (ACLs) and file permissions on the dump storage directories. Use commands like 'ls -la' or review the appliance's access control settings to confirm who can read these files.
    Affected if Low-privilege users or unauthorized accounts have read access to dump files containing credentials.

You are affected if HPE OneView version is below 6.60 or below 8.2 AND dump files with potential plaintext SAN credentials exist and are accessible to low-privilege users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.60.04 / 8.2 or later
Fixed in 6.60.048.2
Interim mitigation

Restrict access to dump files to prevent unauthorized reading, sanitize or encrypt dumps to exclude credentials, and rotate any credentials that may have been exposed in existing dumps.

Recommended fix High confidence

6.60.04 or later, or 8.2 or later

  1. Backup the HPE OneView appliance data before starting the upgrade process
  2. Upgrade HPE OneView to version 6.60.04 or later (if on the 6.x track)
  3. Alternatively, upgrade to version 8.2 or later (if on the 8.x track)
  4. After upgrade, verify the appliance dump functionality no longer exposes SAN switch credentials
  5. Regenerate any SAN switch administrative credentials that may have been exposed in prior dumps

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Oneview Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation5.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,110
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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