# CVE-2023-46172: IBM DS8900F security bypass

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication restrictions on IBM DS8900F HMC, gaining unauthorized access to authorized user functions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 7 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-637c-hjh6-3j32

## What is CVE-2023-46172?

CVE-2023-46172 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM DS8900F, published on 7 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM DS8900F HMC 89.21.19.0, 89.21.31.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0, and 89.33.48.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication restrictions for authorized user.   IBM X-Force ID:  269409.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46172?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Ds8900f Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM DS8900F

- [CVE-2025-36255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36255/): DS8900F and DS8A00 Privilege Escalation (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-36254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36254/): DS8900F and DS8A00 Authentication Bypass (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2025-36192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36192/): Missing Authorization with the DS8900F and DS8A00 Hardware Management Console (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2023-46169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46169/): IBM DS8900F file manipulation (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-46170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46170/): IBM DS8900F information disclosure (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46172 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46172 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM DS8900F, published on 7 Mar 2024. 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-2023-46172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM DS8900F. 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-2023-46172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46172/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46172
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46172
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46172

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.