# CVE-2023-50957: IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service privilege escalation

> A privileged user can escalate privileges by accessing encrypted data stored in clear text keys within IBM Storage Defender.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 24 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pvv9-mc25-j2pr

## What is CVE-2023-50957?

CVE-2023-50957 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service, published on 10 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service 2.0 could allow a privileged user to perform unauthorized actions after obtaining encrypted data from clear text key storage.  IBM X-Force ID:  275783.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50957?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Storage Defender Resiliency Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50957?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-50957 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50957 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service

- [CVE-2025-64650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-64650/): IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service Information Disclosure (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-27261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27261/): IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service privilege escalation (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-22313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22313/): IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service information disclosure (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2024-22314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22314/): IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2024-47119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47119/): IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service improper certificate validation (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50957 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50957 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service, published on 10 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50957 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Storage Defender - Resiliency Service. 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-2023-50957/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50957/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50957
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50957
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50957

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50957/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.