Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Server

Published: 2023-01-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-22483 CVE-2022-35637
CWE-ID	CWE-269 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Spectrum Protect Server Server applications / Web servers
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU69507

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22483

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the CREATE and REPLACE commands. A remote user can gain access to sensitive information in some scenarios.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Spectrum Protect Server: before 8.1.17

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6852981

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU67214

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35637

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation