# CVE-2023-25492: Other in XClarity Controller

> An authenticated user can cause a denial of service in the Lenovo XClarity Controller web interface via format string injection.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 May 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8cv4-ph8g-vj2w

## What is CVE-2023-25492?

CVE-2023-25492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Controller, published on 1 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A valid, authenticated user may be able to trigger a denial of service of the XCC web user interface or other undefined behavior through a format string injection vulnerability in a web interface API.

Weakness: CWE-134 (Use of Externally-Controlled Format String)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25492?

It affects 109 products.


Products: Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1021 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1320 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1321 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1331 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1520-R Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx1521-R Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx2320-E Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx2321 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx2330 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx2331 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx2720-E Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx3320 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx3321 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx3330 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx3331 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx3375 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx3376 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx3520-G Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx3521-G Firmware, Lenovo Thinkagile Hx3720 Firmware and 89 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo XClarity Controller

- [CVE-2023-0683](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0683/): Privilege escalation in XClarity Controller (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-29057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29057/): Privilege escalation in XClarity Controller (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2022-34884](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34884/): Memory corruption in Lenovo XClarity Controller (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-29058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29058/): Missing authorization in XClarity Controller (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-29056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29056/): Privilege escalation in XClarity Controller (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Controller, published on 1 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lenovo XClarity 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-2023-25492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25492

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