# CVE-2023-4816: Auth bypass in Asset Suite 9

> Authenticated users can bypass password validation to perform Equipment Tag Out actions on behalf of other users in Hitachi Energy Asset Suite 9.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wjxg-f8h5-38m5

## What is CVE-2023-4816?

CVE-2023-4816 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Asset Suite 9, published on 11 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability exists in the Equipment Tag Out authentication, when configured with Single Sign-On (SSO) with password validation in T214. This vulnerability can be exploited by an authenticated user per-forming an Equipment Tag Out holder action (Accept, Release, and Clear) for another user and entering an arbitrary password in the holder action confirmation dialog box. Despite entering an arbitrary password in the confirmation box, the system will execute the selected holder action.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4816?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hitachienergy Asset Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4816?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4816 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hitachi Energy Asset Suite 9

- [CVE-2019-18998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18998/): Asset Suite Direct Object Reference Access (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4816 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4816 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Asset Suite 9, published on 11 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hitachi Energy Asset Suite 9. 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-2023-4816/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4816/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4816
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4816
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4816

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4816/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.