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CVE-2024-22326 — Ibm Ds8900F Firmware security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 6.3

IBM System Storage DS8900F 89.22.19.0, 89.30.68.0, 89.32.40.0, 89.33.48.0, 89.40.83.0, and 89.40.93.0 could allow a remote user to create an LDAP connection with a valid username and empty password to establish an anonymous connection. IBM X-Force ID: 279518.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.3 (3.1)
Published
2024-06-06
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-306

Affected products

  • ibm / ds8900f_firmware / 89.22.19.0
  • ibm / ds8900f_firmware / 89.30.68.0
  • ibm / ds8900f_firmware / 89.32.40.0
  • ibm / ds8900f_firmware / 89.33.48.0
  • ibm / ds8900f_firmware / 89.40.83.0
  • ibm / ds8900f_firmware / 89.40.93.0

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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