# CVE-2023-47700: IBM Storage Virtualize improper certificate validation

> Remote attackers can spoof trusted systems due to improper certificate validation, deceiving users into accepting malicious data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qxf6-787j-fc5g

## What is CVE-2023-47700?

CVE-2023-47700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Virtualize, published on 7 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM FlashSystem and IBM Storage Virtualize 8.6 products could allow a remote attacker to spoof a trusted system that would not be correctly validated by the Storwize server.  This could lead to a user connecting to a malicious host, believing that it was a trusted system and deceived into accepting spoofed data.  IBM X-Force ID:  271016.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47700?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Storage Virtualize.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Virtualize

- [CVE-2025-0159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0159/): IBM FlashSystem authentication bypass (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-36120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36120/): IBM Storage Virtualize privilege escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-0160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0160/): IBM FlashSystem code execution (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-36118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36118/): IBM Storage Virtualize Information Disclosure (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-43042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43042/): IBM Storage Virtualize information disclosure (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47700 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Virtualize, published on 7 Feb 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-2023-47700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Storage Virtualize. 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-2023-47700/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47700/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47700
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47700
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47700

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