# CVE-2022-23236: Information disclosure in E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x

> NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS stores LDAP BIND passwords in plaintext, allowing privileged users to read sensitive credentials.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rmw4-w888-cx66

## What is CVE-2022-23236?

CVE-2022-23236 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller, published on 1 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software versions 11.40 through 11.70.2 store the LDAP BIND password in plaintext within a file accessible only to privileged users.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23236?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23236?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23236 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23236 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller

- [CVE-2018-5492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5492/): Code injection in E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-26995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26995/): Code injection in E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-35560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35560/): Other in Java SE JDK and JRE (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-26996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26996/): Information disclosure in E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-8580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8580/): Denial of service in E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23236 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23236 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller, published on 1 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netapp E-Series Santricity Os Controller. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23236/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23236/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23236
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23236
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23236

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23236/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.