What is CVE-2023-46171?

CVE-2023-46171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Ds8900f, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-46171?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Ds8900f

CVE-2023-46171

IBM DS8900F HMC 89.21.19.0, 89.21.31.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0, and 89.33.48.0 could allow an authenticated user to view sensitive log information after enumerating filenames. IBM X-Force ID: 269408.

Published 2024-03-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Ds8900f — versions 89.21.19.0, 89.21.31.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0, 89.33.48.0
IBM Ds8900f Firmware — versions 89.22.19.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7130084 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269408 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46171?: CVE-2023-46171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Ds8900f, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-46171?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.