Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in IBM Spectrum Protect Server

1) Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

EUVDB-ID: #VU64499

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22485

CWE-ID: CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability using brute force techniques to gain unauthorized administrative access to the IBM Spectrum Protect Server.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Spectrum Protect Server: 8.1 - 8.1.6

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6595655

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.