Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2022-22365

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Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2022-22365

Published: May 20, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63469
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22365
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists in the way the Ajax Proxy Web Application (AjaxProxy.war) handles HTTP headers. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and spoof SSL server hostnames.


Affected software

IBM WebSphere Application Server
IBM Tivoli Monitoring

How to mitigate CVE-2022-22365

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM WebSphere Application Server - addressed in versions 7.0.0.45 PH44339, 8.0.0.15 PH44339, 8.5.5.21 PH44339, 9.0.5.11 PH44339

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