# CVE-2023-28045: Information disclosure in CloudIQ Collector

> An attacker with low privileges can access unauthorized data due to missing encryption in Dell CloudIQ Collector.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 May 2023
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5gmx-fhvj-w7xj

## What is CVE-2023-28045?

CVE-2023-28045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell CloudIQ Collector, published on 19 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell CloudIQ Collector version 1.10.2 contains a missing encryption of sensitive data vulnerability. An attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to gain access to unauthorized data.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28045?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Aiops Collector.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell CloudIQ Collector

- [CVE-2026-32652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32652/): Hardcoded credentials in AIOps (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28045 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell CloudIQ Collector, published on 19 May 2023. 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-2023-28045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell CloudIQ Collector. 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-2023-28045/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28045/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28045
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28045
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28045

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28045/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.