SB2023012308 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Server



SB2023012308 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Server

Published: January 23, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023012308
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22483)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35637)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the db2expln tools. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted SQL query to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.