CVE-2023-31925: Storage of clear text password in Brocade SANnav

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-312

Description

Brocade SANnav before v2.3.0 and v2.2.2a stores SNMPv3 Authentication passwords in plaintext. A privileged user could retrieve these credentials with knowledge and access to these log files. SNMP credentials could be seen in SANnav SupportSave if the capture is performed after an SNMP configuration failure causes an SNMP communication log dump.

Affected products

Brocade SANnav: before 2.2.2a — fixed in 2.2.2a

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brocade SANnav 2.2.2a. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/22506
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/22506

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