CVE-2023-50275
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 · uneditedHPE OneView may allow clusterService Authentication Bypass resulting in denial of service.
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 confidenceHPE OneView contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in its clusterService component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this flaw to bypass authentication mechanisms and cause denial of service conditions.
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< 8.70CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed HPE OneView versionAccess the HPE OneView administration console or use the OneView API/CLI to retrieve the current software version. This is typically found in the appliance settings or about section.Affected if The installed version is lower than 8.70 (e.g., 8.60, 8.50, earlier releases).
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Confirm clusterService component is activeReview the HPE OneView service configuration or management interface to verify that the clusterService component is enabled and running.Affected if clusterService is enabled and exposed on the network.
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Check network exposure of clusterServiceExamine network configurations, firewall rules, and access controls to determine if clusterService interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks or the internet.Affected if clusterService is accessible from external or untrusted network segments without proper filtering.
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Review authentication logs for anomaliesInspect HPE OneView authentication and audit logs for failed login attempts, unusual authentication patterns, or successful authentications from unexpected sources, particularly targeting clusterService endpoints.Affected if Logs show successful authentications without proper credentials or unusual authentication activity on clusterService.
You are affected if HPE OneView version is below 8.70 AND clusterService is exposed on the network, as this combination allows the authentication bypass to be exploited.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped8.70
Apply available HPE patches for CVE-2023-50275. If no patch is immediately available, restrict network access to clusterService interfaces and monitor for anomalous authentication patterns.
8.70 or later
- Upgrade HPE OneView to version 8.70 or later to remediate the clusterService authentication bypass vulnerability
- After upgrading, verify that the clusterService is functioning properly and accepting valid authentication credentials
- Confirm that the vulnerability is resolved by reviewing HPE OneView release notes for version 8.70 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-50275 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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