# CVE-2023-23690: Security feature bypass in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage

> Attackers can bypass certificate revocation checks to perform man-in-the-middle attacks, eavesdropping on encrypted communications between Cloud Mobility and storage devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vjx3-mjph-w6x6

## What is CVE-2023-23690?

CVE-2023-23690 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage, published on 19 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cloud Mobility for Dell EMC Storage, versions 1.3.0.X and below contains an Improper Check for Certificate Revocation vulnerability. A threat actor does not need any specific privileges to potentially exploit this vulnerability. An attacker could perform a man-in-the-middle attack and eavesdrop on encrypted communications from Cloud Mobility to Cloud Storage devices. Exploitation could lead to the compromise of secret and sensitive information, cloud storage connection downtime, and the integrity of the connection to the Cloud devices.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation), CWE-299 (Improper Check for Certificate Revocation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23690?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Cloud Mobility for Dell Emc Storage.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23690?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23690 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23690 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23690 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage

- [CVE-2022-33936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33936/): Code injection in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2022-34434](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34434/): Missing authorization in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23690 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23690 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage, published on 19 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23690 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cloud Mobility for Dell Storage. 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-2023-23690/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23690/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23690
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23690
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23690

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23690/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.