Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-42889 |
CWE-ID | CWE-94 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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IBM InfoSphere Information Server Server applications / Database software |
Vendor | IBM Corporation |
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU68307
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42889
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure variable interpolation when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability was dubbed Text4shell.
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Vulnerable software versionsIBM InfoSphere Information Server: before 11.7.1.4
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6841279
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
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Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?