# CVE-2024-45656: IBM Flexible Service Processor hard coded credentials

> Static credentials in IBM Flexible Service Processor firmware allow network users to gain service privileges, requiring firmware updates.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qx5-w9w4-m7p5

## What is CVE-2024-45656?

CVE-2024-45656 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Flexible Service Processor, published on 29 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Flexible Service Processor (FSP) FW860.00 through FW860.B3, FW950.00 through FW950.C0, FW1030.00 through FW1030.61, FW1050.00 through FW1050.21, and FW1060.00 through FW1060.10 has static credentials which may allow network users to gain service privileges to the FSP.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45656?

It affects 28 products.


Products: Ibm Ess 5000 \(5105-22e\) Firmware, Ibm Power System E1080 \(9080-Hex\) Firmware, Ibm Power System E850 \(8408-E8e\) Firmware, Ibm Power System E850c \(8408-44e\) Firmware, Ibm Power System E870 \(9119-Mme\) Firmware, Ibm Power System E870c \(9080-Mme\) Firmware, Ibm Power System E880 \(9119-Mhe\) Firmware, Ibm Power System E880c \(9080-Mhe\) Firmware, Ibm Power System E950 \(9040-Mr9\) Firmware, Ibm Power System E980 \(9080-M9s\) Firmware, Ibm Power System H922 \(9223-22h\) Firmware, Ibm Power System H922 \(9223-22s\) Firmware, Ibm Power System H924 \(9223-42h\) Firmware, Ibm Power System H924 \(9223-42s\) Firmware, Ibm Power System L922 \(9008-22l\) Firmware, Ibm Power System S812 \(8284-21a\) Firmware, Ibm Power System S812l \(8247-21l\) Firmware, Ibm Power System S814 \(8286-41a\) Firmware, Ibm Power System S822 \(8284-22a\) Firmware, Ibm Power System S822l \(8247-22l\) Firmware and 8 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45656?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45656 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45656 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45656 is a critical vulnerability in IBM Flexible Service Processor, published on 29 Oct 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-2024-45656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Flexible Service Processor. 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-2024-45656/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45656/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45656
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45656
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45656

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45656/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.