# CVE-2023-6573: Hardcoded credentials in HPE OneView

> HPE OneView may allow unauthorized access during restore operations due to a missing passphrase requirement.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xw8x-r2rg-vmq9

## What is CVE-2023-6573?

CVE-2023-6573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE OneView, published on 23 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

HPE OneView may have a missing passphrase during restore.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6573?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Oneview.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6573?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6573 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6573 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE OneView

- [CVE-2023-30909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30909/): Auth bypass in HPE OneView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-30908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30908/): Auth bypass in HPE OneView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28616/): Server-side request forgery in HPE OneView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28617/): Security feature bypass in HPE OneView (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-7198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7198/): There is a remote escalation of privilege possible for a malicious user that has a OneView account in OneView and Synergy Composer. (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6573 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE OneView, published on 23 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE OneView. 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-2023-6573/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6573/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6573
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6573
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6573

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6573/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.