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CVE-2023-31122 Apache Software Foundation CVE debrief

CVE-2023-31122 is a high-severity availability issue affecting Hitachi Energy Service Suite versions 9.8.1.3 and below. The CISA advisory describes the underlying problem as Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities, with a CVSS 3.1 vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. Hitachi Energy’s remediation is to update Service Suite to version 9.8.1.4.

Vendor
Apache Software Foundation
Product
SINEC NMS
CVSS
HIGH 7.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-02-25
Original CVE updated
2025-02-25
Advisory published
2025-02-25
Advisory updated
2025-02-25

Who should care

Operators and administrators of Hitachi Energy Service Suite, especially environments still running version 9.8.1.3 or earlier. Industrial and operational technology teams that rely on the suite for production support should prioritize validation and rollout planning.

Technical summary

The advisory identifies a vulnerability condition in Hitachi Energy Service Suite tied to Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities. The published assessment indicates a network-reachable weakness with no required privileges or user interaction and a primary impact to availability. The source corpus does not provide exploit mechanics or individual downstream Apache CVE identifiers, so the safest action is to treat the vendor update as the authoritative fix path.

Defensive priority

High. The combination of network exposure, no privilege or user-interaction requirements, and high availability impact makes this a strong patching priority for affected Service Suite deployments.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory Hitachi Energy Service Suite deployments and confirm whether any instance is version 9.8.1.3 or below.
  • Plan and apply the vendor remediation to Service Suite version 9.8.1.4.
  • Verify service availability after update and test any dependent OT workflows in a maintenance window.
  • Review exposure of the Service Suite host and reduce unnecessary network access where feasible.
  • Monitor vendor and CISA guidance for any follow-up advisories or additional mitigation notes.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied CISA CSAF advisory metadata and the referenced official links. The advisory explicitly names Hitachi Energy Service Suite versions 9.8.1.3 and below as affected and recommends updating to 9.8.1.4. The corpus does not include exploit details, specific Apache sub-CVEs, or confirmed threat activity, so those are intentionally not inferred.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2023-31122 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31122

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2023-31122 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31122

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2024/icsa-24-228-06.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-784301.json

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784301.html

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-228-06

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.