Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agent - CVE-2022-22487
Published: June 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64834
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22487
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agent
Spectrum Protect Server
Spectrum Protect Server
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22487
Install updates from vendor's website.
Spectrum Protect Server - update to 8.1.15