CVE-2023-43016 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM Security Access Manager Container (IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.6.1 and IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.6.1) could allow a remote user to log into the server due to a user account with an empty password. IBM X-Force ID: 266154.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00085.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Security Verify Access Security Verify Access Docker

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access_docker::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-47437	IBM Security Access Manager Container (IBM Security Verify Access Appliance 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.6.1 and IBM Security Verify Access Docker 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.6.1) could allow a remote user to log into the server due to a user account with an empty password. IBM X-Force ID: 266154.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266154
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7106586

History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2024-02-03T00:55:55.841Z

Updated: 2025-11-03T21:49:38.267Z

Reserved: 2023-09-15T01:11:41.605Z

Link: CVE-2023-43016

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:37:22.487Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-03T01:15:09.030

Modified: 2025-11-03T22:16:27.277

Link: CVE-2023-43016

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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